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The story of the 1968 Republican primary campaign and nomination may be seen as one Nixon opponent after another entering the race and then dropping out. Nixon was the front runner throughout the contest because of his superior organization, and he easily defeated the rest of the field. Nixon's first challenger was Michigan Governor George W ...
The 1968 presidential campaign of Richard Nixon, the 36th vice president of the United States, began when Nixon, the Republican nominee of 1960, formally announced his candidacy, following a year's preparation and five years' political reorganization after defeats in the 1960 presidential election and the 1962 California gubernatorial election.
As of 2024, Wallace is the most recent third-party Presidential candidate to win a state's entire share of electoral votes. Nixon became the first former (non-sitting) vice president to win a presidential election; he was the only person to achieve that until former Vice President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.
From February 3 to July 13, 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.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
1960 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally): [7] Richard Nixon - 1,321 (99.25%) ... 1968 United States Presidential Election Results: Electoral results
While the nomination itself was contested, former Vice President Richard Nixon ran virtually unopposed in the Granite State, thus winning in a landslide. He defeated his nearest opponent, Nelson Rockefeller, (who was a write-in candidate) by 67 percentage points. [1] [2] [3] Nixon would go on to win the GOP nomination, and the presidency.
A viral exchange on X blames President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision to withdraw from the race for Nixon’s election. No, Richard Nixon’s 1968 Election Win Wasn’t ‘A Landslide’ Skip to ...