Did Ronald Reagan loss his attempt for the presidency in 1968 and 1976?

Ronald Reagan

tested the presidential waters in 1968. However, Richard Nixon won

the nomination at the Republican Convention followed by Nelson

Rockefeller with Ronald Reagan in third place. Richard Nixon won

the 1968 presidential election defeating Hubert Humphrey.

In 1976, Reagan

challenged incumbent President Gerald Ford in a bid to become the

Republican Party's candidate for president. Gerald Ford won the

nomination at the Republican convention. Jimmy Carter won the 1976

presidential election defeating Gerald Ford.