Lloyd W. Bailey (March 24, 1928 – August 12, 2020[1]) was a physician and ophthalmologist from Rocky Mount, North Carolina,[2] who achieved notoriety as a faithless elector during the 1968 U.S. presidential election. On December 16, 1968,[3][4] he became the 145th faithless elector in the history of the United States Electoral College.[5] Because Bailey did not vote for Nixon, the candidate received 301 electoral votes instead of the expected 302 electoral votes (based on state results). But Bailey's vote did not affect the outcome of the election, and Nixon was elected.[6]
- ^ "Lloyd Whitfield Bailey M.D." Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
- ^ "The Defector Elector". New York Times. 18 December 1968. p. 46. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Stephen E. Haberfeld (January 1969). "The Problem of the Faithless Elector". Harvard Journal on Legislation. 6 (2): 254 – via HeinOnline.
- ^ "Electoral College Vote Affirms Nixon Position". Daily Universe. p. 8.
- ^ "Reminder for Reform". TIME Magazine. January 17, 1969. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ^ Politics in America (IV ed.). p. 48.
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