1968 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1968 Republican presidential primaries were how voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1968 U.S. presidential election.

Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968

March 12 to June 11, 1968

File:Richard Nixon portrait.jpg File:Walter Knott and Ronald Reagan, 1969 (cropped).jpg Candidate Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Home state California California Contests won 10 1 Popular vote 1,679,443 1,696,632 Percentage 37.5% 37.9%   File:Jim Rhodes in Bettsville, Ohio October 15, 1981.jpg Candidate Jim Rhodes Nelson Rockefeller Home state Ohio New York Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 614,492 164,340 Percentage 13.7% 3.7%

350px Gold denotes a state won by Richard Nixon. Blue denotes a state won by Nelson Rockefeller. Green denotes a state won by James A. Rhodes. Purple denotes a state won by Ronald Reagan. Grey denotes a state that did not hold a primary.

Previous Republican nominee Barry Goldwater Republican nominee Richard Nixon

Former Vice President Richard Nixon was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses which happened in the 1968 Republican National Convention. It was held from August 5 to August 8, 1968, in Miami, Florida.

Candidates

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  Former Vice President
  Richard Nixon
  of California

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  Governor
  Ronald Reagan
  of California

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  Governor
  Nelson Rockefeller
  of New York

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  Governor
  George Romney
  of Michigan
  (Withdrew Feb. 28th, 1968)

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  Former Governor
  Harold Stassen
  of Minnesota

Favorite sons

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  Senator
  John Tower
  of Texas
  (Withdrew July 1st)
  (Endorsed Richard Nixon)

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  Governor
  George Romney
  of Michigan

• Governor
  James A. Rhodes
  of Ohio

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  Senator
  Clifford Case
  of New Jersey
  (Withdrew Before 1st Ballot)

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  Governor
  Claude R. Kirk, Jr.
  of Florida
  (Withdrew July 12th)
  (Endorsed Nelson Rockefeller)

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  Governor
  Spiro Agnew
  of Maryland
  (Withdrew August 6th)
  (Endorsed Richard Nixon)

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  Governor
  Daniel J. Evans
  of Washington
  (Withdrew August 5th)
  (Endorsed Nelson Rockefeller)

• Governor
  Dewey F. Bartlett
  of Oklahoma
  (Withdrew August 4th)
  (Endorsed Richard Nixon)

• Senator
  Strom Thurmond
  of South Carolina
  (Withdrew Before 1st Ballot)
  (Endorsed Richard Nixon)

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  Senator
  Frank Carlson
  of Kansas

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  Senator
  Hiram Fong
  of Hawaii

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  Governor
  Wally Hickel
  of Alaska
  (Withdrew Before 1st Ballot)
  (Endorsed Richard Nixon)

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  Governor
  John Volpe
  of Massachusetts
  (Withdrew April 30th, 1968)

Declined to run

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  Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts

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  Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois

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  Senator Peter H. Dominick of Colorado

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  House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan

• James M. Gavin.jpg

  Former Ambassador James M. Gavin of New York

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  Former Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona

• Mark Hatfield – 1967.jpg

  Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon

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  Senator Thomas Kuchel of California

• Curtis LeMay (USAF).jpg

  Retired Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay of California

• John Lindsay NYWTS 1.jpg

  NYC Mayor John Lindsay of New York

• HenryCabotLodgeJr.jpg

  Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts

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  Governor Tom McCall of Oregon

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  Senator Thurston B. Morton of Kentucky

• Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois

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  Former Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania

• Gen William C Westmoreland.jpg

  General William Westmoreland of South Carolina

1968 Republican Party Presidential Primaries Media

• United States Republican presidential primaries, 1968 by state

• Republican presidential primary delegate map, 1968

• Roll-Call Results for 1968 Republican National Convention

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  Richard Nixon campaign rally

• Richard Nixon, Official Presidential Photograph

• Flag-map of New York.svg

  Flag-map of New York

• Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign logo.svg

  Vectorized version of Spartan7W's Nixon Agnew 1968 campaign poster

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  Official portrait of Nelson Rockefeller as Governor of New York, 1965

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  Flag-map of New York

• Nelson Rockefeller 1968 presidential campaign sticker