Which elected office did Richard M. Nixon hold prior to the election of 1968?

A. president of the United States

B. vice president of the United States

C. Supreme Court justice

D. governor of California

The elected office Richard M. Nixon held prior to the election of 1968 was B) vice president of the United States. He was the vice president during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower. He ran for a president but lost to John F. Kennedy, but ran again in 1968 and was elected.