Other Republicans who sought the nomination were John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin, Hiram Fong of Hawaii, Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona, Walter H. Judd of Minnesota, James A. Rhodes of Ohio, Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania, John W. Steffey of Maryland and Harold E. Stassen of Pennsylvania.
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts, and Nixon were write-in candidates in some primaries.
There was no shortage of candidates, and Margaret Chase Smith wrote back to her supporters thanking them for expressing confidence in her, but noting "it could not possibly happen."
