Electoral history of Nelson Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977) and 49th Governor of New York (1959–1973).
1960 Republican presidential primaries:
Richard Nixon - 4,975,938 (86.63%)Unpledged delegates - 314,234 (5.47%)George H. Bender - 211,090 (3.68%)James M. Lloyd - 48,461 (0.84%)Nelson Rockefeller - 30,639 (0.53%)Frank R. Beckwith - 19,677 (0.34%)1964 Republican presidential primaries:
Barry Goldwater - 2,267,079 (38.33%)Nelson Rockefeller - 1,304,204 (22.05%)James A. Rhodes - 615,754 (10.41%)Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. - 386,661 (6.54%)John W. Byrnes - 299,612 (5.07%)William Scranton - 245,401 (4.15%)Margaret Chase Smith - 227,007 (3.84%)Richard Nixon - 197,212 (3.33%)Unpledged delegates - 173,652 (2.94%)Harold Stassen - 114,083 (1.93%)1964 Republican National Convention (1st ballot):
Barry Goldwater - 883William Scranton - 214Nelson Rockefeller - 114George Romney - 41Margaret Chase Smith - 27Walter H. Judd - 22Hiram Fong - 5Scattering - 71964 Republican National Convention (2nd ballot):
Barry Goldwater - 1,220William Scranton - 50Margaret Chase Smith - 22Nelson Rockefeller - 6Walter H. Judd - 1George Romney - 1Scattering - 81968 Republican presidential primaries
Ronald Reagan - 1,696,632 (37.93%)Richard Nixon - 1,679,443 (37.54%)James A. Rhodes - 614,492 (13.74%)Nelson Rockefeller - 164,340 (3.67%)Unpledged delegates - 140,639 (3.14%)Eugene McCarthy - 44,520 (1.00%)Harold Stassen - 31,655 (0.71%)John A. Volpe - 31,465 (0.70%)1968 Republican National Convention (1st ballot)
Richard Nixon - 692Nelson Rockefeller - 277Ronald Reagan - 182James A. Rhodes - 55George Romney - 50Clifford Case - 22Frank Carlson - 20Winthrop Rockefeller - 18Hiram Fong - 14Harold Stassen - 2John V. Lindsay - 11968 Republican National Convention (2nd ballot)
Richard Nixon - 1238Nelson Rockefeller - 93Ronald Reagan - 2Vice President of the United States (confirmation in the House), 1974:
Yea - 289Nay - 128Vice President of the United States (confirmation in the Senate), 1974:
Yea - 90Nay - 7