Raúl Leoni Democratic Action Rafael Caldera Copei General elections were held in Venezuela on 1 December 1968.

[2] Acción Democrática (Democratic Action, AD) remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.

[3] When Caldera took office in March 1969, it marked the first time in Venezuela's history as an independent nation that the sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition.

His nomination was overturned in favor of Gonzalo Barrios by the Rómulo Betancourt faction of AD, which considered Prieto Figueroa too left-wing.

[4] Ultimately, Prieto finished fourth, but his 719,000 votes far exceeded the 32,900-vote gap between Caldera and Barrios.