Richard Nixon presidential campaign, 1968

Committee for Nixon

Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 1968
Candidate	Richard Nixon Vice President of the United States (1953–1961) Spiro Agnew Governor of Maryland (1967–1969)
Affiliation	Republican Party
Status	Announced: February 2, 1968 Nominated: August 8, 1968 Won election: November 5, 1968
Headquarters	1726 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C
Slogan	Nixon's the One!

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 following defeats in the 1960 presidential election, and the 1962 California gubernatorial election.

En route to the Republican Party's presidential nomination, Nixon faced challenges from Governor George Romney of Michigan, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, Governor Ronald Reagan of California, and Senator Charles Percy of Illinois. Nixon won nine of the thirteen state primaries held that season, although due to the population of his state, Governor Reagan won the popular vote while carrying only California. These victories, along with pledged delegate support from states not holding primaries, secured Nixon the nomination on the first ballot of the Republican National Convention, where he named Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland as his running mate.