In 1976 , Governor Godwin supported the bid of President Gerald R. Ford Jr. , for the Republican presidential nomination , against challenger Ronald Reagan . The Virginia Republican Party convention of that year , however , elected a largely pro-Reagan delegation to the 1976 Republican National Convention , although as a courtesy Godwin was designated as co-chairman of the delegation ( but was required to share the co-chairmanship with Reagan supporter Richard D. Obenshain )
1976 Republican National Convention
1976 Republican National Convention
Mills Godwin