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Ronald Reagan defeats Gerald Ford in California Republican primary

Ronald Reagan won the California Republican primary on June 8, 1976, defeating incumbent President Gerald Ford in one of the nation's largest delegate states.

The loss was a major blow to Ford's campaign momentum and delegate count, intensifying the battle for the GOP nomination and foreshadowing a closely contested convention.

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