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Goldwater-Miller campaign poster from the 1964 presidential campaign.
Goldwater was originally from Arizona. Goldwater Lost to Lyndon B. Johnson.

This jacket belonged to Harold V. Hunter as he campaigned for Oklahoma's District 6 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978. Hunter challenged incumbent Glenn English (D). He lost the bid, but went on to be appointed by President Reagan as…

Eleven campaign buttons distributed to supporters during various races for Illinois Governor between 1984 and 1999.

“I choose the left wing” KFC campaign button.

This was a campaign button distributed among supporters during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Clinton’s campaign was unsuccessful.

One campaign button thanked supporters following Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. Obama’s campaign was successful and he served two terms. The other two buttons supported Paul Wellstone’s senatorial campaign in Minnesota. His…

Collection of four political campaign buttons for presidential candidates Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Woodrow Wilson, each of the presidential campaigns for these individuals were successful and each served two full terms as president.

This is from the 1972 re-election campaign for Richard Nixon for President of the United States. Nixon would later resign because of the Watergate scandle.

Seven thimbles featuring the names of Geo M. Vanderhill; MB Overtaker; Lester E. Collins; Howarth Greenning; and William D. Conway all of whom ran for political office in local elections in Springfield, IL. These individuals evidently ran for County…

Various Presidential and Illinois Gubernatorial campaign buttons dating from the 1940s - 2010 displayed in a large shadowbox