1968 Republican Party presidential primaries

selection of the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in 1968

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

← 1964March 12 to June 11, 19681972 →
 
Candidate Richard NixonRonald Reagan
Home stateCaliforniaCalifornia
Contests won101
Popular vote1,679,4431,696,632
Percentage37.5%37.9%

 
CandidateJim RhodesNelson Rockefeller
Home stateOhioNew York
Contests won11
Popular vote614,492164,340
Percentage13.7%3.7%

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

Favorite sons

Declined to run