did reagan win california
Who did Ronald Reagan lose the elections to? Richard Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller, Gerald Ford, and (possibly) Jimmy Carter. Here's how it breaks down: Reagan ran for governor of California twice and was elected both timeâ¦s. He chose not to run for a third term. He sort of half-heartedly ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968, but was never really a serious contender. He came in third overall, after Nixon and Rockefeller.