Robert F. Kennedy won the California primaries.
Shortly after midnight on June 5 , 1968 , after defeating Senator Eugene McCarthy in the California and South Dakota presidential primaries , he was mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan , a 24-year-old enraged Palestinian , and died the following day .	California	California	1968	United States presidential election, 1968	Eugene McCarthy	Eugene McCarthy	mortally wounded	Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy	Sirhan Sirhan	Sirhan Sirhan	Palestinian	Palestinian people
