1968 Republican Party presidential primaries
Appearance
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
[change | change source]Favorite sons
[change | change source]Declined to run
[change | change source]- Former Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona
- Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon
- Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts
- General William Westmoreland of South Carolina