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Pre-vice presidency 40th Vice President of the United States 38th President of the United States Tenure Post-presidency | ||
Electoral history ofGerald Ford, who served as the 38thpresident of the United States (1974–1977), the 40thvice president (1973–1974); and as aUnited States representative fromMichigan (1949–1973).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford | 23,632 | 62.23% | |
| Republican | Bartel J. Jonkman* | 14,341 | 37.77% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford | 74,191 | 60.51% | |
| Democratic | Fred J. Barr, Jr. | 46,972 | 38.31% | |
| Prohibition | William H. Barlette | 853 | 0.70% | |
| Progressive | Theodore Theodore | 504 | 0.41% | |
| Socialist | Eugene Ten Brink, Jr. | 93 | 0.08% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 72,829 | 66.74% | |
| Democratic | James H. McLaughlin | 35,927 | 32.92% | |
| Prohibition | Ella Fruin | 376 | 0.35% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 109,807 | 66.26% | |
| Democratic | Vincent E. O’Neill | 55,147 | 33.28% | |
| Prohibition | Ella Fruin | 617 | 0.37% | |
| Progressive | William Glenn | 146 | 0.09% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 81,702 | 63.26 % | |
| Democratic | Robert S. McAllister | 47,453 | 36.74% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 120,349 | 67.14% | |
| Democratic | George E. Clay | 58,899 | 32.86% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 88,156 | 63.64% | |
| Democratic | Richard Vander Veen | 50,203 | 36.24% | |
| Prohibition | Bernard Elve | 156 | 0.11% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 131,461 | 66.84% | |
| Democratic | William G. Reamon | 65,064 | 33.08% | |
| Prohibition | LeRoy A. Robert | 115 | 0.06% | |
| Socialist Labor | Donald Teets | 54 | 0.03% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 110,043 | 67.04% | |
| Democratic | William G. Reamon | 54,112 | 32.96% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 101,810 | 61.22% | |
| Democratic | William G. Reamon | 64,488 | 38.78% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 87,914 | 68.39% | |
| Democratic | James M. Catchick | 40,629 | 31.61% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 105,085 | 62.75% | |
| Democratic | Lawrence E. Howard | 62,219 | 37.16% | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Girard | 156 | 0.09% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 88,208 | 61.36% | |
| Democratic | Jean McKee | 55,337 | 38.50% | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Girard | 120 | 0.08% | |
| Socialist Workers | Walter M. Kus | 87 | 0.06% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 118,027 | 61.08% | |
| Democratic | Jean McKee | 72,782 | 37.67% | |
| American Independent | Dwight W. Johnson | 2,045 | 1.06% | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Girard | 235 | 0.12% | |
| Communist | Alan Lee Maki | 140 | 0.07% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 289 | 67.52 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 139 | 32.48 | |
| Total votes | 428 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 215 | >50 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 246 | 56.94 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 186 | 43.06 | |
| Total votes | 432 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 217 | >50 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 241 | 56.31 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 187 | 43.69 | |
| Total votes | 428 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 215 | >50 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Albert (OK 3) | 250 | 58.68 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 176 | 41.32 | |
| Total votes | 426 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 214 | >50 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Albert* (OK 3) | 236 | 55.66 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 188 | 44.34 | |
| Total votes | 424 | 100 | ||
| Votes necessary | 213 | >50 | ||
| 1973U.S. SenateVice presidential confirmation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 1973 [20] | Party | Total votes | |||
| Democratic | Republican | Conservative | Independent | ||
| Yes | 51 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| No | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1973U.S. HouseVice presidential confirmation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6, 1973 [21] | Party | Total votes | |||
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
| Yes | 199 | 188 | 387 | ||
| No | 35 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 1976 Republican Party presidential primaries[22] * denotes incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Aggregate votes | % | #W | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 5,529,899 | 53.29 | 27 | |
| Ronald Reagan | 4,760,222 | 45.88 | 24 | ||
| Others | 44,626 | 0.43 | 0 | ||
| Unpledged | 34,717 | 0.34 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Republican presidential nomination[23] * denotes incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 1,187 | 52.57 | |
| Ronald Reagan | 1,070 | 47.39 | ||
| Elliot Richardson | 1 | 0.04 | ||
| 1976 United States presidential election[24] * denotes incumbent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential Candidate | PV (%) | EV | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | 40,831,881 (50.08) | 297 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | Bob Dole | 39,148,634 (48.01) | 240[a] | |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy | [b] | 744,763 (0.91) | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Roger MacBride | David Bergland | 172,557 (0.21) | 0 | |
| American Independent | Lester Maddox | William Dyke | 170,373 (0.21) | 0 | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson | Rufus Shackelford | 158,724 (0.19) | 0 | |
| Others | 313,848 (0.39) | 0 | |||
| Total votes: | 81,540,780 | 538 | |||
| Votes necessary: | 270 | ||||