1968 Republican Party presidential primaries

1968 Republican presidential primaries
← 1964 March 12 to June 11, 1968 1972 →
1,333 delegates to the Republican National Convention
667 (majority) votes needed to win
 
Candidate Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Ronald Reagan
Home state New York[a] New York California
Delegate count 619[1] 267[1] 192[1]
Contests won 10 1 2
Popular vote 1,679,443 164,340 1,696,632
Percentage 37.5% 3.7% 37.9%
     Nixon      Rockefeller      Reagan
     Romney      Favorite Sons[b]      Uncommitted
Previous Republican nominee

Barry Goldwater

 Republican nominee

Richard Nixon

From March 12 to June 11, 1968, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1968 United States presidential election. Former vice president Richard Nixon was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1968 Republican National Convention held from August 5 to August 8, 1968, in Miami Beach, Florida.[2]


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  1. ^ a b c "SURVEY FINDS NIXON CLOSE TO A FIRST-BALLOT VICTORY". The New York Times. New York, New York. August 4, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.