1968 Republican Party presidential primaries

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.

1968 Republican presidential primaries
March 12 to June 11, 1968
1,333 delegates to the 1968 Republican National Convention
667 (majority) votes needed to win
 
Candidate Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Nelson Rockefeller
Home state New York California New York
Delegate count 684 155 278
Contests won 10 2 1
Popular vote 1,679,443 1,696,632 164,340
Percentage 37.5% 37.9% 3.7%
     Nixon      Rockefeller
     Reagan      Romney      Various
Previous Republican nominee

Barry Goldwater

 Republican nominee

Richard Nixon

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