and had their names recorded to prevent voter fraud. >> james r. wilson. >> james r. wilson. >> ron and dottie voted for mccarthy. but they also had a personal interest in this election. ron was on the ballot as a mccarthy delegate. if elected, he would go to chicago in august to vote for the senator as a representative of his state. the polls would close at 6:00. but until then, campaign workers for all the candidates were busy urging their neighbors to vote. >> >> have you voted in the primaries for president? >> no, sir. but that's my boy right there. >> thank you. >> this is mrs. kirby at nixon headquarters. we wanted to be sure to remind you to vote today. >> at nixon headquarters, voters were offered rides to the polls. a common practice in both political parties. it began to snow in laconia, but that did not stop the voters from going to the polls. it looked so easy. a mark on a piece of paper, a name written in. it was as simple as picking out a new hat or selecting fresh vegetables for dinner. and it was done as casually. but in each voter's mind, there was th