1968 Republican Party presidential primaries explained

Election Name:1968 Republican presidential primaries
Country:United States
Type:primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1964 Republican Party presidential primaries
Previous Year:1964
Next Election:1972 Republican Party presidential primaries
Next Year:1972
Election Date:March 12 to June 11, 1968
Votes For Election:1,333 delegates to the 1968 Republican National Convention
Needed Votes:667 (majority)
Candidate1: Richard Nixon
Color1:FF8080
Home State1:New York
Delegate Count1:619[1]
States Carried1:10
Popular Vote1:1,679,443
Percentage1:37.5%
Image3:File:Ronald Reagan, 14 May 1974 (cropped).jpg
Candidate3:Ronald Reagan
Color3:73638c
Home State3:California
Delegate Count3:192[2]
States Carried3:2
Popular Vote3:1,696,632
Percentage3:37.9%
Candidate2:Nelson Rockefeller
Color2:5d73e5
Home State2:New York
Delegate Count2:267[3]
States Carried2:1
Popular Vote2:164,340
Percentage2:3.7%
Republican nominee
Before Election:Barry Goldwater
After Election:Richard Nixon
Image3 Size:124

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.[4]

Schedule and results

1968 Republican Primaries and State Conventions

Note:
Date
ContestTotal
pledged delegates
Delegates won and popular vote
Richard NixonNelson RockefellerRonald ReaganGeorge RomneyFavorite
Sons		Harold StassenOthersUncommitted
February 3Pennsylvania
State Committee[5] 		10 (of 64)----10 Del.---
February 10Oklahoma
District Conventions[6] [7] 		12 (of 22)10 Del.-2 Del.-----
North Carolina
District Conventions[8] 		12 (of 26)10 Del.------2 Del.
February 18North Carolina
District Conventions[9] 		10 (of 26)5 Del.------5 Del.
February 24Oklahoma
State Convention[10] 		10 (of 22)7 Del.-3 Del.-0 Del.---
March 2North Carolina
State Convention[11] 		4 (of 26)-------4 Del.
Tennessee
5th District Convention[12] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
March 9Kansas
4th District Convention[13] 		2 (of 20)----2 Del.---
March 12New Hampshire
Primary[14]
103,938		8 (of 8)8 Del.
80,666
(77.61%)		11,241
(10.82%)		362
(0.35%)		1,743
(1.68%)		-429
(0.41%)		9,497
(9.14%)		-
March 16Kansas
2nd District Convention[15] 		2 (of 20)----2 Del.---
Virginia
1st District Convention[16] [17] 		2 (of 24)1 Del.------1 Del.
March 23Kansas
1st District Convention[18] 		2 (of 20)----2 Del.---
March 28Tennessee
9th District Convention[19] [20] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
March 30Kansas
5th District Convention[21] 		2 (of 20)----2 Del.---
South Carolina
State Convention[22] 		22 (of 22)----22 Del.---
Tennessee
3rd District Convention[23] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
April 2Wisconsin
Primary[24]
490,739		30 (of 30)30 Del.
390,368
(79.55%)		7,995
(1.63%)		50,727
(10.34%)		2,087
(0.43%)		-28,531
(5.81%)		4,268
(0.87%)		6,763
(1.38%)
April 4Tennessee
8th District Convention[25] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
April 6Kansas
3rd District Convention[26] 		2 (of 20)----2 Del.---
Tennessee
1st District Convention[27] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
Virginia
2nd and 4th
District Conventions[28] 		4 (of 24)2 Del.------2 Del.
April 13Tennessee
6th District Convention[29] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
Virginia
5th District Convention[30] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
April 15Virginia
3rd District Convention[31] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
April 16Iowa
District Conventions[32] 		14 (of 24)9 Del.5 Del.------
April 17Iowa
State Convention[33] 		10 (of 26)7 Del.------3 Del.
April 19Kentucky
District Conventions[34] 		14 (of 24)-------14 Del.
April 20Kentucky
State Convention[35] 		10 (of 24)-------10 Del.
Minnesota
6th District Convention[36] 		2 (of 26)2 Del.-------
Virginia
8th District Convention[37] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
April 23Pennsylvania
Pres. Primary[38]
288,384		0 (of 64)171,815
(59.58%)		52,915
(18.35%)		8,636
(3.00%)		---55,018
(19.08%)		6,763
(1.38%)
Pennsylvania
Del. Primary[39] 		54 (of 64)----54 Del.---
April 26Tennessee
7th District Convention[40] 		2 (of 28)----2 Del.---
Virginia
10th District Convention[41] 		2 (of 24)1 Del.1 Del.------
April 27Arizona
State Convention[42] 		16 (of 16)13 Del.------3 Del.
Kansas
State Convention[43] 		10 (of 20)----10 Del.---
Michigan
State Convention[44] 		48 (of 48)---48 Del.----
Minnesota
3rd, 5th and 7th
District Conventions[45] [46] 		6 (of 26)4 Del.2 Del.------
Nevada
State Convention[47] 		12 (of 12)8 Del.2 Del.-----2 Del.
Tennessee
2nd and 4th
District Conventions[48] [49] 		4 (of 28)----4 Del.---
Virginia
7th District Convention[50] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
April 30Delaware
State Convention[51] 		12 (of 12)7 Del.5 Del.------
Massachusetts
Primary[52]
106,521		34 (of 34)27,447
(25.77%)		34 Del.
31,964
(30.01%)		1,770
(1.66%)		49
(0.05%)		31,465
(29.54%)		-13,826
(12.98%)		-
May 4Minnesota
1st and 4th
District Conventions[53] 		4 (of 26)4 Del.-------
Virginia
State Convention[54] 		4 (of 24)4 Del.-------
May 5Georgia
State Convention[55] 		30 (of 30)23 Del.1 Del.6 Del.-----
May 7Indiana
Primary[56]
508,362		26 (of 26)26 Del.
508,362
(100.00%)		-------
Ohio
Pres. Primary[57]
614,492		0 (of 58)----614,492
(100.00%)		---
Ohio
Del. Primary[58]
508,362		58 (of 58)2 Del.---55 Del.1 Del.--
Washington, D.C.
Primary[59]
13,430		9 (of 9)9 Del.
12,102
(90.11%)		1,328
(9.89%) 		-----
May 11Hawaii
State Convention[60] 		14 (of 14)----14 Del.---
Maine
State Convention[61] 		12 (of 12)4 Del.6 Del.-----4 Del.
Minnesota
2nd and 8th
District Conventions[62] 		4 (of 26)4 Del.-------
Wyoming
State Convention[63] 		12 (of 12)10 Del.------2 Del.
May 12Alaska
State Convention[64] 		12 (of 12)----12 Del.---
May 14Nebraska
Pres. Primary[65]
200,707		0 (of 10)140,336
(69.92%)		10,225
(5.09%)		42,703
(21.28%)		40
(0.02%)		-2,638
(1.31%)		4,765
(2.37%)		-
Nebraska
Del. Primary[66] [67] 		16 (of 16)15 Del.------1 Del.
West Virginia
Del. Primary[68] 		14 (of 14)7 Del.1 Del.-----6 Del.
May 15Missouri
3rd District Convention[69] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
Rhode Island
State Convention[70] 		14 (of 14)-14 Del.------
May 17Missouri
6th District Convention[71] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
May 18Missouri
2nd District Convention[72] 		2 (of 24)1 Del.------1 Del.
Vermont
State Convention[73] 		12 (of 12)9 Del.2 Del.-----1 Del.
May 22Louisiana
8th District Convention[74] 		2 (of 26)2 Del.-------
Missouri
1st District Convention[75] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
May 23Louisiana
5th District Convention[76] 		2 (of 26)--2 Del.-----
May 25Colorado
1st District Convention[77] 		2 (of 18)1 Del.-1 Del.-----
Louisiana
4th and 6th
District Conventions[78] [79] [80] 		4 (of 26)4 Del.-------
Missouri
4th, 9th and 10th
District Convention[81] [82] 		6 (of 24)6 Del.-------
Tennessee
State Convention[83] 		10 (of 28)10 Del.-------
May 26Louisiana
3rd District Convention[84] 		2 (of 26)--2 Del.-----
May 28Florida
Primary[85]
51,509		36 (of 36)-------36 Del.
51,509
(100.00%)
Louisiana
7th District Convention[86] 		2 (of 26)-------2 Del.
Missouri
5th
District Convention[87] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
Oregon
Primary[88]
312,159		18 (of 18)18 Del.
203,037
(65.04%)		36,305
(11.63%)		63,707
(20.41%)		---9,110
(2.92%)		-
May 30Louisiana
1st and 2nd
District Conventions[89] 		4 (of 26)4 Del.-------
June 1Mississippi
State Convention[90] 		20 (of 20)7 Del.-2 Del.----11 Del.
June 4California
Primary[91]
1,525,091		86 (of 86)--86 Del.
1,525,091
(100.00%)		-----
Colorado
2nd District Convention[92] 		2 (of 18)2 Del.-------
New Jersey
Pres. Primary[93]
88,592		0 (of 40)71,809
(81.06%)		11,530
(13.02%)		2,737
(3.09%)		---2,516
(2.84%)		-
New Jersey
Del. Primary[94] 		40 (of 40)----40 Del.---
South Dakota
Primary[95]
68,113		14 (of 14)14 Del.
68,113
(100.00%)		-------
June 7Colorado
3rd and 4th
District Convention[96] 		4 (of 18)4 Del.-------
Missouri
8th
District Convention[97] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
June 8Colorado
State Convention[98] 		10 (of 18)8 Del.------2 Del.
Missouri
7th
District Convention[99] 		2 (of 24)2 Del.-------
June 11Illinois
Pres. Primary[100]
22,403		0 (of 58)17,490
(78.07%)		2,165
(9.66%)		1,601
(7.15%)		16
(0.07%)		--1,131
(5.05%)		-
Illinois
Del. Primary[101]
48 (of 58)40 Del.------8 Del.
Texas
State Convention[102] 		56 (of 56)----56 Del.---
June 14Minnesota
State Convention[103] 		4 (of 26)3 Del.7 Del.------
North Dakota
State Convention[104] 		8 (of 8)6 Del.------2 Del.
June 15Connecticut
State Convention[105] 		16 (of 16)3 Del.13 Del.------
Idaho
State Convention[106] 		14 (of 14)8 Del.-6 Del.-----
June 18New York
Del. Primary[107]
82 (of 82)4 Del.78 Del.------
June 22Louisiana
State Convention[108] 		20 (of 30)7 Del.-2 Del.----1 Del.
Maryland
State Convention[109] 		26 (of 26)----26 Del.---
Montana
State Convention[110] 		14 (of 14)13 Del.-1 Del.-----
New Mexico
State Convention[111] 		12 (of 12)6 Del.-3 Del.----5 Del.
Washington
State Convention[112] 		24 (of 24)23 Del.------1 Del.
June 28Alabama
District Conventions[113] 		16 (of 26)7 Del.-2 Del.----7 Del.
June 29Alabama
State Convention[114] 		10 (of 26)-------10 Del.
Arkansas
State Convention[115] 		18 (of 18)----18 Del.---
Illinois
State Convention[116]
10 (of 58)8 Del.------2 Del.
Missouri
State Convention[117] 		4 (of 24)1 Del.------3 Del.
Virginia
6th and 9th
District Conventions[118] 		4 (of 24)4 Del.-------
July 13Utah
State Convention[119] 		8 (of 8)3 Del.-5 Del.-----
1,333 delegates
475
174
123
48
345
1
0
151
Suspected Delegate Count
August 4, 1968[120] 		619
(46.44%)		267
(20.03%)		192
(14.40%)		48
(3.60%)		157
(11.78%)		--50
(3.75%)

Candidates

The following political leaders were candidates for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination:

Nominee

CandidateMost recent officeHome statedata-sort-type="date" CampaignWithdrawal datePopular voteContests wonRunning mate
Richard NixonVice President of the United States
(1953–1961)
New York		data-sort-value="0"
(Campaign)
Secured nomination: August 8, 1968		data-sort-value="1,679,443" 1,679,443
(37.5%)		data-sort-value="10" 10 Spiro Agnew

Other major candidates

These candidates participated in multiple state primaries or were included in multiple major national polls.

Favorite sons

The following candidates ran only in their home state's primary, caucus, or convention. They ran for the purpose of controlling their state's respective delegate slate at the national convention and did not appear to be considered national candidates by the media. The media referred to them as "favorite son" candidates.

Declined to run

The following persons were listed in two or more major national polls or were the subject of media speculation surrounding their potential candidacy, but declined to actively seek the nomination.

Polling

National polling

Before November 1966

Poll sourcePublication
Gallup[133] Jan. 10, 1965–18%15%27%–14%6%8%9%3%
Gallup[134] March 24, 1965–16%11%36%–14%4%8%8%3%
Gallup[135] June 27, 19657%14%13%25%3%11%6%7%11%3%
Gallup[136] Sep. 26, 19655%12%9%28%2%15%7%8%9%8%
Gallup[137] Oct. 19656%11%12%26%3%15%7%7%6%7%
GallupDec. 5, 1965 5%12%13%34%1%11%4%5%10%5%
Gallup[138] Feb. 6, 19665%15%11%33%3%10%5%5%11%2%
Gallup[139] April 10, 19667%12%13%27%4%14%5%6%3%9%
Gallup[140] April 1966––––11%34%–17%18%20%
GallupJuly 10, 1966––––17%38%–20%11%14%

After November 1966

Poll sourcePublication
Gallup[141] Nov. 25, 196631%–8%39%5%11%7%
Gallup[142] Feb. 12, 196739%6%7%28%11%5%4%
Gallup[143] March 19, 196739%4%8%30%9%6%4%
Gallup[144] May 21, 196743%6%7%28%7%5%4%
Gallup[145] July 12, 196739%7%11%25%10%4%4%
Gallup[146] Aug. 23, 196733%6%15%26%12%5%3%
Gallup[147] Aug. 22–26, 196735%6%11%24%14%4%6%
GallupSep. 15–19, 196740%9%16%14%17%2%2%
Gallup[148] Nov. 19, 196742%5%13%14%15%6%5%
Gallup[149] Jan 196842%5%8%12%27%4%2%
GallupFeb. 21, 196851%3%8%7%25%5%1%
Gallup[150] July 28, 196860%2%7%–23%6%

Head-to-head polling

Nixon v. Romney

Poll sourceDate(s)
Gallup[151] Nov. 25, 196555%38%7%
GallupJuly 10, 196655%40%5%
Gallup[152] Nov. 196765%31%4%
GallupJan. 31, 196868%26%6%

Statewide polling

New Hampshire

Primary race

Nixon was the front-runner for the Republican nomination and to a great extent the story of the Republican primary campaign and nomination is the story of one Nixon opponent after another entering the race and then dropping out.

Nixon's first challenger was Michigan Governor George W. Romney. Romney's grandfather, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had emigrated to Mexico in 1886 with his three wives and their children, after the U.S. federal government outlawed polygamy. However Romney's parents (monogamous under new church doctrine) retained their U.S. citizenship and returned to the United States with him and his siblings in 1912.[153] Questions were occasionally asked about Romney's eligibility to hold the office of President due to his birth in Mexico, given an asserted ambiguity in the United States Constitution over the phrase "natural-born citizen".[154] [155] By February 1967, some newspapers were questioning Romney's eligibility given his Mexican birth.[156]

A Gallup poll in mid-1967 showed Nixon with 39%, followed by Romney with 25%. However, in a slip of the tongue, Romney told a news reporter that he had been "brainwashed" by the military and the diplomatic corps into supporting the Vietnam War; the remark led to weeks of ridicule in the national news media. As the year 1968 opened, Romney was opposed to further American intervention in Vietnam and had decided to run as the Republican version of Eugene McCarthy (The New York Times 2/18/1968). Romney's support slowly faded and he withdrew from the race on February 28, 1968. (The New York Times 2/29/1968).

Nixon won a resounding victory in the important New Hampshire primary on March 12, winning 78% of the vote. Anti-war Republicans wrote in the name of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, the leader of the GOP's liberal wing, who received 11% of the vote and became Nixon's new challenger. Nixon led Rockefeller in the polls throughout the primary campaign. Rockefeller defeated Nixon in the Massachusetts primary on April 30 but otherwise fared poorly in the state primaries and conventions.

By early spring, California Governor Ronald Reagan, the leader of the GOP's conservative wing, had become Nixon's chief rival. In the Nebraska primary on May 14, Nixon won with 70% of the vote to 21% for Reagan and 5% for Rockefeller. While this was a wide margin for Nixon, Reagan remained Nixon's leading challenger. Nixon won the next primary of importance, Oregon, on May 15 with 65% of the vote and won all the following primaries except for California (June 4), where only Reagan appeared on the ballot. Reagan's margin in California gave him a plurality of the nationwide primary vote, but when the Republican National Convention assembled, Nixon had 656 delegates according to a UPI poll (with 667 needed for the nomination).

Total popular vote

Endorsements

U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Governors
Celebrities
Individuals
Representatives
Governors
Lieutenant Governors

The convention

At the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida, Reagan and Rockefeller planned to unite their forces in a stop-Nixon movement, but the strategy fell apart when neither man agreed to support the other for the nomination. Rockefeller in particular was seen as unacceptable to Southern Conservatives. Nixon won the nomination on the first ballot. He was able to secure the nomination to the support of many Southern delegates, after he and his subordinates made concessions to Strom Thurmond and Harry Dent.[176] Nixon then chose Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew to be his Vice-Presidential candidate, despite complaints from within the GOP that Agnew was an unknown quantity, and that a better-known and more popular candidate, such as Romney, should have been the Vice-Presidential nominee. However, Agnew was seen as a candidate who could appeal to Rockefeller Republicans, was acceptable to Southern Conservatives, and had a solid law-and-order record.[177] It was also reported that Nixon's first choice for running mate was his longtime friend and ally, Robert Finch, who was Lt. Governor of California since 1967 and later his HEW Secretary, but Finch declined the offer.

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: August 4, 1968 . SURVEY FINDS NIXON CLOSE TO A FIRST-BALLOT VICTORY . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. April 7, 2024 .
  2. News: August 4, 1968 . SURVEY FINDS NIXON CLOSE TO A FIRST-BALLOT VICTORY . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. April 7, 2024 .
  3. News: August 4, 1968 . SURVEY FINDS NIXON CLOSE TO A FIRST-BALLOT VICTORY . English . The New York Times . New York, New York. April 7, 2024 .
  4. Book: Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books . 2016-02-19 . 9781483380353 . 2016-02-19. Kalb . Deborah . CQ Press .
  5. News: February 4, 1968 . SHAFER VOTED FAVORITE SON BY STATE GOP . English . The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, pENNSYLVANIA. April 7, 2024 .
  6. News: February 11, 1968 . GOP SPLITS BALLOT FOR REAGAN, NIXON . English . The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 2, 2024 .
  7. News: February 25, 1968 . 17 DELEGATES OF STATE'S 22 GO FOR NIXON . English . The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 2, 2024 .
  8. News: February 19, 1968 . NIXON GAINS MORE VOTES FROM N.C. DELEGATES . English . The Daily Times-News . Burlington, North Carolina. April 5, 2024 .
  9. News: February 19, 1968 . NIXON GAINS MORE VOTES FROM N.C. DELEGATES . English . The Daily Times-News . Burlington, North Carolina. April 5, 2024 .
  10. News: February 25, 1968 . 17 DELEGATES OF STATE'S 22 GO FOR NIXON . English . The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 2, 2024 .
  11. News: March 3, 1968 . STATE GOP COMPLETES ROSTER OF DELEGATES . English . News and Record . Greensboro, North Carolina. April 5, 2024 .
  12. News: March 3, 1968 . GOP MODERATE HEAD COUNTY UNIT . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 5, 2024 .
  13. News: March 10, 1968 . NAMED GOP DELEGATES . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 6, 2024 .
  14. News: March 13, 1968 . N.H. . English . Athol Daily News . Athol, Massachusetts. April 2, 2024 .
  15. News: March 17, 1968 . 2ND DISTRICT REPUBLICAN COVNENTION TURNS INTO RACE FOR DELEGATE CHOICE . English . The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. April 6, 2024 .
  16. News: March 17, 1968 . 1ST DISTRICT GOP ELECTED DELEGATES . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  17. News: April 6, 1968 . FOURTH, SECOND DISTRICT REPUBLICAN UNITS MEET . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  18. News: March 24, 1968 . 1ST DISTRICT REPUBLICANS PICK CONVENTION DELEGATES . English . The Salina Journal . Salina, Kansas. April 6, 2024 .
  19. News: March 27, 1968 . PLAN IS SAME, BAKER ASSERTS . English . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  20. News: April 2, 1968 . NIXON SEEMS CHOICE OF STATE REPUBLICANS . English . The Jackson Sun . Jackson, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  21. News: March 31, 1968 . 5TH DISTRICT DELEGATES NAMED; JOHNSON FLAYED . English . The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. April 6, 2024 .
  22. News: March 31, 1968 . DELEGATES TOLD TO BACK STROM FOR PRESIDENCY . English . The Greenville News . Greenville, South Carolina. April 5, 2024 .
  23. News: March 31, 1968 . HOWARD BAKER ENDORSED AS FAVORITE-SON . English . The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  24. News: April 3, 1968 . ELECTION SUMMARY . English . The Sheboygan Press . Boston, Massachusetts. April 2, 2024 .
  25. News: April 5, 1968 . DELEGATES CHOSEN . English . The Jackson Sun . Jackson, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  26. News: April 7, 1968 . GOP 3RD DISTRICT NAMES DELEGATES . English . The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. April 6, 2024 .
  27. News: April 7, 1968 . DELEGATES TO GOP CONVENTION NAMED . English . The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  28. News: March 17, 1968 . REPUBLICANS NAME MIAMI DELEGATES . English . The Roanoke Times . Roanoke, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  29. News: April 14, 1968 . SIXTH DISTRICT GOP ENDORSES SEN. BAKER . English . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  30. News: April 14, 1968 . TWO NIXON DELEGATES ELECTED . English . Danville Register and Bee . Danville, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  31. News: April 16, 1968 . HOUSE SEAT FIGHT PLEDGED BY HANSEN . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  32. News: April 18, 1968 . G.O.P. . English . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa. April 4, 2024 .
  33. News: June 29, 1968 . DELEGATION IS UNCOMMITTED - BUT WOULD ACCEPT NIXON . English . The Dothan Eagle . Dothan, Alabama. April 2, 2024 .
  34. News: April 21, 1968 . STATE GOP DELEGATION IS LEFT 'UNCOMMITTED' . English . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Virginia. April 6, 2024 .
  35. News: April 21, 1968 . STATE GOP DELEGATION IS LEFT 'UNCOMMITTED' . English . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Virginia. April 6, 2024 .
  36. News: April 21, 1968 . 6TH DISTRICT STRAW VOTE FAVORS NIXON . English . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 6, 2024 .
  37. News: April 21, 1968 . SCOTT IS RENOMINATED UNANIMOUSLY BY GOP . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  38. News: April 24, 1968 . PLEDGED TO SHAFER . English . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 2024 .
  39. News: April 24, 1968 . PLEDGED TO SHAFER . English . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 2024 .
  40. News: April 28, 1968 . SEVENTH DISTRICT GOP NAMES TWO DELEGATES . English . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  41. News: April 21, 1968 . 10TH DISTRICT GOP REFUSES COMMITMENT . English . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  42. News: April 28, 1968 . ARIZ. GOP UNIT FAVORING NIXON . English . Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona. April 6, 2024 .
  43. News: April 28, 1968 . STATE REPUBLICANS STATE DELEGATES . English . The Salina Journal . Salina, Kansas. April 6, 2024 .
  44. News: April 28, 1968 . STATE GOP NAMES ROMNEY FAVORITE SON . English . Battle Creek Enquirer . Battle Creek, Michigan. April 4, 2024 .
  45. News: April 28, 1968 . 7TH DISTRICT GOP BACKS NIXON . English . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 6, 2024 .
  46. News: April 29, 1968 . STATE GOP DELEGATES CHOSEN THUS FAR FAVOR NIXON BY 6-2 . English . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 6, 2024 .
  47. News: April 28, 1968 . EIGHT OF 12 NEVADA DELEGATES FAVOR NIXON AS GOP NOMINEE . English . Reno Gazette-Journal . Reno, Nevada. April 6, 2024 .
  48. News: April 28, 1968 . BAKER IS 'FAVORITE' OF SECOND DISTRICT . English . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  49. News: April 28, 1968 . 4TH DISTRICT GOP FOR BAKER . English . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  50. News: April 29, 1968 . GEISEN IS NOMINATED BY ACCLAMAITON TO SEEK CONGRESSIONAL SEAT IN 7TH . English . The News-Virginian . Waynesboro, Virginia. April 4, 2024 .
  51. News: May 1, 1968 . REPUBLICANS IN DELAWARE PICK CONVENTION DELEGATES . English . New York Times . New York, New York. April 4, 2024 .
  52. News: May 1, 1968 . VOTERS PEN VICTORY THRILLER WITH ROCKY IN DAZZLING ROLE . English . The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. April 2, 2024 .
  53. News: May 5, 1968 . ROCKEFELLER GAINS IN STATE STRAW VOTES . English . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 6, 2024 .
  54. News: April 21, 1968 . VIRGINIA: CONSERVATIVES FIGHT, REPUBLICANS PICK DELEGATES, DEMOCRATS NOMINATE . English . The Daily Progress . Charlottesville, Virginia. April 5, 2024 .
  55. News: May 6, 1968 . NIXON'S STRENGTH WITH STATE GOP EXCEEDS AVERAGE . English . Ledger-Enquirer . Columbus, Georgia. April 5, 2024 .
  56. News: May 8, 1968 . KENNEDY WINS BUT BRANIGAN MAY CARRY DELEGATES TO CONVENTION . English . The Tipton Daily Tribune . Tipton, Indiana. April 2, 2024 .
  57. News: May 8, 1968 . ASHBROOK WINS TWO DELEGATES FOR NIXON . English . The Daily Advocate . Greenville, Ohio. April 2, 2024 .
  58. News: May 8, 1968 . ASHBROOK WINS TWO DELEGATES FOR NIXON . English . The Daily Advocate . Greenville, Ohio. April 2, 2024 .
  59. News: May 8, 1968 . KENNEDY MEN VICTORS IN D.C. . English . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. April 2, 2024 .
  60. News: May 12, 1968 . STATE GOP PICKS 'LIBERAL' PLANK IN HONOLULU . English . Hawaii Tribune-Herald . Hilo, Hawaii. April 5, 2024 .
  61. News: May 12, 1968 . ROCKEFELLER WINS DELEGATION EDGE . English . Portland Press Herald . Portland, Maine. April 2, 2024 .
  62. News: May 12, 1968 . GOP DISTRICT CONVENTIONS BRING NO HARMONY . English . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 6, 2024 .
  63. News: May 28, 1968 . 'ROCKY' SEEKING SUPPORT . English . Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyoming. April 6, 2024 .
  64. News: May 13, 1968 . HICKEL SURVIVES AS FAVORITE SON . English . Fairbanks Daily News-Miner . Fairbanks, Alaska. April 5, 2024 .
  65. News: May 15, 1968 . NINE NIXON DELEGATES PICKED; GOV. TIEMANN APPARENT LOSER . English . Lincoln Journal Star . Lincoln, Nebraska. April 2, 2024 .
  66. News: May 15, 1968 . NINE NIXON DELEGATES PICKED; GOV. TIEMANN APPARENT LOSER . English . Lincoln Journal Star . Lincoln, Nebraska. April 2, 2024 .
  67. News: May 16, 1968 . RFK BACKERS HAPPY ABOUT NEBRASKA . English . The Dominion News . Morgantown, West Virginia. April 2, 2024 .
  68. News: May 23, 1968 . DELEGATES FOR NIXON . English . Beckley Post-Herald . Beckley, West Virginia. April 2, 2024 .
  69. News: May 16, 1968 . ST. LOUISANS BACK NIXON . English . Springfield Leader and Press . Springfield, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  70. News: May 16, 1968 . GOP PICKS 14 DELEGATES . English . Newport Daily News . Newport, Rhode Island. April 3, 2024 .
  71. News: May 18, 1968 . AREA MEN ARE GOP DELEGATES . English . St. Joseph News-Press . St. Joseph, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  72. News: May 27, 1968 . MOST GOP DELEGATES IN STATE BACK NIXON . English . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  73. News: May 20, 1968 . NIXON'S SUPPORTERS WIN AT STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION . English . The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont. April 2, 2024 .
  74. News: May 23, 1968 . NIXON GETS SUPPORT OF STATE GOP . English . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  75. News: May 23, 1968 . NIXON DELEAGTES WIN NOD IN 1ST DISTRICT . English . Jefferson City Post-Tribune . Jefferson City, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  76. News: May 24, 1968 . REAGAN FAVORED BY 5TH DISTRICT . English . The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  77. News: May 26, 1968 . UNCOMMITTED PAIR PICKED BY DENVER GOP . English . Fort Collins Coloradoan . Fort Collins, Colorado. April 7, 2024 .
  78. News: May 26, 1968 . LYONS IF FAVORITE SON . English . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  79. News: May 26, 1968 . SIX REPUBLICAN DELEGATES PICKED . English . The Town Talk . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  80. News: May 26, 1968 . FAVOR NIXON SO FAR . English . Daily World . Opelousas, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  81. News: May 26, 1968 . 10TH DISTRICT GOP FOR NIXON . English . Springfield Leader and Press . Springfield, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  82. News: May 27, 1968 . MOST GOP DELEGATES IN STATE BACK NIXON . English . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  83. News: May 26, 1968 . NIXON ENDORSED BY STATE SLATE . English . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. April 6, 2024 .
  84. News: May 27, 1968 . REPUBLICAN DELEGATES ELECTED . English . The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  85. News: May 29, 1968 . SMATHERS' SLATE SELECTED . English . Tampa Bay Times . Tampa Bay, Florida. April 2, 2024 .
  86. News: May 27, 1968 . DELEGATION UNINSTRUCTED . English . Daily World . Opelousas, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  87. News: May 26, 1968 . 15 DELEAGTES IN STATE BACK NIXON . English . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  88. News: May 29, 1968 . GENE UPSETS BOBBY; NIXON GETS 73% . English . The Capital Journal . Salem, Oregon. April 2, 2024 .
  89. News: May 31, 1968 . LOUISIANA G.O.P. DELEGATES FAVOR NIXON . English . The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  90. News: June 2, 1968 . MISS. REPUBLICAN DELEGATES LEAN TOWARD REAGAN, NIXON . English . Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. April 5, 2024 .
  91. News: May 29, 1968 . REAGAN CHOSEN; HE GIVES PLEDGE . English . Colusa Sun-Herald . Colusa, California. April 2, 2024 .
  92. News: June 5, 1968 . NIXON GETS DELEGATES IN COLORADO . English . Fort Collins Coloradoan . Fort Collins, Colorado. April 7, 2024 .
  93. News: June 5, 1968 . NIXON WRITE-IN CHALLENGES GOP . English . The Herald-News . Passaic, New Jersey. April 2, 2024 .
  94. News: June 5, 1968 . NIXON WRITE-IN CHALLENGES GOP . English . The Herald-News . Passaic, New Jersey. April 2, 2024 .
  95. News: June 5, 1968 . LOPSIDED WIN IS SCORED BY KENNEDY . English . Argus-Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota. April 2, 2024 .
  96. News: June 8, 1968 . 3RD DISTRICT BACKS NIXON; TARTER SELECTED . English . Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph . Colorado Springs, Colorado. April 7, 2024 .
  97. News: June 8, 1968 . GOP DELEGATES GO FOR NIXON IN ROLLA MEET . English . The Springfield News-Leader . Springfield, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  98. News: June 9, 1968 . DELEGATES NIXON-ORIENTED . English . Fort Collins Coloradoan . Fort Collins, Colorado. April 6, 2024 .
  99. News: June 9, 1968 . 19 OF 20 MISSOURI GOP DELEGATES FAVOR NIXON . English . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  100. News: June 13, 1968 . NIXON, HUBERT STAND TO REAP DELEGATIONS . English . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. April 2, 2024 .
  101. News: June 13, 1968 . NIXON, HUBERT STAND TO REAP DELEGATIONS . English . Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. April 2, 2024 .
  102. News: June 12, 1968 . TOWER GETS SUPPORT AT GOP CONVENTION . English . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. April 5, 2024 .
  103. News: June 15, 1968 . ROCKEFELLER GAINS MINNESOTA VOTES . English . New York Times . New York, New York. April 6, 2024 .
  104. News: June 15, 1968 . DOHERTY GETS NOD . English . The Bismarck Tribune . Bismark, North Dakota. April 6, 2024 .
  105. News: May 16, 1968 . 16 NATIONAL DELEGATES UNPLEDGED . English . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. April 3, 2024 .
  106. News: June 16, 1968 . IDAHO'S REPUBLICANS CHOOSE NIXON-REAGAN DELEGATE SET . English . The Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. April 6, 2024 .
  107. News: June 19, 1968 . MINNESOTAN GAINS 54 DELEGATES; MORE EXPECTED . English . The Buffalo News . Buffalo, New York. April 2, 2024 .
  108. News: June 23, 1968 . NIXON FAVORED BY 7 OF 10 GOP AT-LARGE DELEGATES . English . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 5, 2024 .
  109. News: June 23, 1968 . ROCKEFELLER CALLS FOR PARTY UNIT AT ARKANSAS MEETING . English . The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. April 4, 2024 .
  110. News: June 23, 1968 . MONTANA REPUBLICANS PICK UNINSTRUCTED DELEGATION . English . The Independent-Record . Helena, Montana. April 6, 2024 .
  111. News: June 23, 1968 . REAGAN BACKERS CLAIM HALF COMMITTED STATE DELEGATES . English . Clovis News-Journal . Clovis, New Mexico. April 6, 2024 .
  112. News: June 23, 1968 . STATE GOP VOTES WILL GO TO NIXON . English . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. April 6, 2024 .
  113. News: June 30, 1968 . MARTIN GETS POST ON FIRST BALLOT . English . The Dothan Eagle . Dothan, Alabama. April 2, 2024 .
  114. News: June 29, 1968 . DELEGATION IS UNCOMMITTED - BUT WOULD ACCEPT NIXON . English . The Dothan Eagle . Dothan, Alabama. April 2, 2024 .
  115. News: June 30, 1968 . ROCKEFELLER CALLS FOR PARTY UNIT AT ARKANSAS MEETING . English . The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 2, 2024 .
  116. News: July 1, 1968 . ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS HOLD CONVENTIONS . English . The Dispatch . Moline, Illinois. April 2, 2024 .
  117. News: June 30, 1968 . G.O.P. LIST PRO-NIXON . English . The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. April 7, 2024 .
  118. News: June 30, 1968 . POFF AND WAMPLER RENOMINATED . English . The Roanoke Times . Roanoke, Virginia. April 5, 2024 .
  119. News: July 14, 1968 . REAGAN GETS 5 GOP DELEGATES . English . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . Ogden, Utah. April 4, 2024 .
  120. News: August 4, 1968 . SURVEY FINDS NIXON CLOSE TO A FIRST-BALLOT VICTORY . English . New York Times . New York, New York. April 7, 2024 .
  121. News: Agnew Gives Nixon 16 Backers: Agnew Moves to Nixon Camp With 16 of 26 Md. Delegates May Be Decisive. The Washington Post. Homan . Richard . 6 Aug 1968. A1.
  122. News: Bartlett Withdraws, Indorses Nixon. Freeburg. Russell. The Chicago Tribune. 5 Aug 1968. 5.
  123. News: G.O.P. WARDS OFF A SPLIT IN KANSAS: Leaders Believed Uniting on Carlson as Favorite Son. The New York Times. 14 Jan 1968. 25.
  124. News: New Jersey G. O. P. Delegates Back Case . The Chicago Tribune . 23 July 1968. 5.
  125. News: Washington State GOP Gives Boost to Nixon. Los Angeles Times. Lembke . Daryl . 23 June 1968 . 2.
  126. News: Hawaii Slate To Back Fong. The Boston Globe. 12 May 1968. 24.
  127. Web site: Nixon is Nominated on the First Ballot; Support for Lindsay in 2d Place Growing. archive.nytimes.com.
  128. News: Rhodes Loses G. O. P. Slate in Ohio Area . Chicago Tribune . 14 May 1968 . 3.
  129. News: Rockefeller Wins Shafer's Endorsement: Expects to Gain Most of the 64 Delegates From Pennsylvania. The New York Times. Apple . R.W. . 16 June 1968 . 1.
  130. News: Nixon Gets Texas Votes--Enough for Nomination . The Atlanta Constitution . 2 Jul 1968 . 11.
  131. News: Thurmond Stops Reagan, Holds South for Nixon: Thurmond Blocks Reagan's Threat to Nixon in South . Los Angeles Times . 7 Aug 1968 . 1.
  132. News: Gov. Volpe Backs Nixon Candidacy . The Austin Statesman . 28 June 1968 . 48.
  133. News: GALLUP POLL: Nixon Is Favored by GOP Rank-and-File as Leader. Gallup. George. 10 Jan 1965. Los Angeles Times. J3.
  134. News: GALLUP POLL: Nixon's Stock Up, Goldwater's Down. Gallup. George. 24 March 1965. Los Angeles Times. 10.
  135. News: Nixon Talies GOP Lead for 1968. Gallup. George. 27 June 1965. Los Angeles Times. E3.
  136. News: Nixon Leads in GOP; Romney Makes Gain. Gallup. George. 26 Sep 1965. Los Angeles Times. F2.
  137. News: Nixon Widening Lead Over GOP '68 Hopefuls. Gallup. George. 5 Dec 1965. The Hartford Daily Courant. 19A.
  138. News: Nixon Paces GOP Hopefuls. Gallup. George. 6 Feb 1966. The Hartford Daily Courant. 23A.
  139. News: Nixon Support Declines but He Still Tops GOP. Gallup. George. 10 Apr 1966. The Hartford Daily Courant. 12A.
  140. News: Romney Takes Lead Over Nixon in GOP Race. Gallup. George. 10 July 1966. The Hartford Courant. 25A.
  141. News: POLL SHOWS NIXON LEADS ROCKEFELLER. 4 Mar 1968. The New York Times. 18.
  142. News: --But Gallup Poll Has Nixon in Front. 14 Feb 1967. Boston Globe. 15.
  143. News: Nixon Leads Romney: Gallup Poll. 19 Mar 1967. The Boston Globe. 2.
  144. News: Nixon Increases Lead Over Romney; Becomes Independents' First Choice. Gallup. George. 21 May 1967. The Washington Post. A2.
  145. News: Nixon Maintains Party Lead As Romney Support Declines. Gallup. George. 12 July 1967. The Washington Post. A8.
  146. News: Reagan Gains Strength, Still Trails Nixon, Romney With GOP Voters. Gallup. George. 23 Aug 1967. The Washington Post. A21.
  147. News: Gallup Poll: Reagan, Rocky Top Romney. 24 Sep 1967. Boston Globe. 23.
  148. News: GOP Voters Give Nixon 3-1 Edge in Poll. Gallup. George. 19 Nov 1967. Los Angeles Times. H1.
  149. News: Gallup Finds Nixon Holds Wide Lead. Gallup. George. 21 Feb 1968. Boston Globe. 1.
  150. News: Nixon Clear Choice Over Rocky Among GOP Voters. Gallup. George. 28 July 1968. The Hartford Courant. 26A.
  151. News: Nixon Favored Over Romney In '68, Gallup Poll Reports. 25 Nov 1965. The New York Times. 58.
  152. News: Nixon Gains on Romney; Lead Over Rocky Is Cut. Gallup. George. 31 Jan 1968. The Washington Post. A2.
  153. News: Citizen McCain's Panama Problem?. Washington Post. Ken Rudin . July 9, 1998.
  154. News: Celler Suggests G.O.P. Name Group to Investigate Romney's Eligibility . Caldwell. Earl . . May 15, 1967 . fee required.
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  156. News: Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy . Mark . Hosenball . . . May 29, 2012.
  157. Web site: Nelson Rockefeller for President 1968 Campaign Brochure. www.4president.org.
  158. Web site: Jersey G.O.P.'s Shift to Nixon Linked to Atlantic and Bergen County Leaders; FARLEY AND GROSS KEY TO DEFECTION Agents of Nominee Started 3 Weeks Ago to Break Into Case Delegation. August 9, 1968.
  159. Web site: The 1968 Oregon Republican Primary and the Decline of Liberal Republicanism.
  160. Web site: Rockefeller Circle Gave Javits $38,050. October 27, 1974.
  161. Web site: THRUSTON B. MORTON IS DEAD AT 74; SERVED AS SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY. August 15, 1982.
  162. Scott was re-elected in 1970, defeating Democratic State Senator William Sesler by a margin of 51 to 45 percent. Scott served until January 3, 1977, and was elected Senate Minority Whip in January 1969.
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  165. Web site: Rep. Heckler for Rockefeller. July 28, 1968.
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  167. Web site: John Chafee, Republican Senator and a Leading Voice of Bipartisanship, Dies at 77. October 26, 1999.
  168. Web site: Governor Dan Evans delivers the keynote address at the Republican National Convention on August 5, 1968.. November 20, 2019.
  169. Web site: Governor Claude Kirk, right, on jet with Republican presidential primary candidate New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
  170. Web site: GOVERNOR SEEKS SHIFT FROM NIXON; He Says 'Pledge Runs Out' -- Endorsed by Gov. Love. July 16, 1968.
  171. Web site: “1968 Presidential Race”.
  172. Web site: Abernathy All but Backs Rockefeller; Doubts G.O.P. Will Have 'Wisdom' to Run Him; GOVERNOR LAUDED BY RIGHTS LEADER 65 in Poor People's Drive Conduct a Demonstration in Fontainebleau Hotel. August 7, 1968.
  173. Web site: G.O.P. GOVERNOR ASSISTS ROMNEY; Cargo of New Mexico Calls Michigan Chief Electable. February 23, 1967.
  174. Web site: Scranton Prefers Romney As Republican '68 Nominee. December 19, 1966.
  175. Web site: THE FLIP-FLOP WOES. January 13, 2008.
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