List of political elections featuring Gerald Ford as a candidate
Electoral history of Gerald Ford, who served as the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977), the 40th vice president (1973–1974); and as a United States representative from Michigan (1949–1973).
Congressional elections (1948–1972)
[edit]Speaker of the House elections (1965–1973)
[edit]Vice presidential confirmation (1973)
[edit]Presidential election (1976)
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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) |
2970
|
|
Republican |
Gerald Ford* |
Bob Dole |
39,148,634 (48.01) |
240[a]
|
|
Independent |
Eugene McCarthy |
[b] |
744,763 (0.91) |
00
|
|
Libertarian |
Roger MacBride |
David Bergland |
172,557 (0.21) |
00
|
|
American Independent |
Lester Maddox |
William Dyke |
170,373 (0.21) |
00
|
|
American |
Thomas J. Anderson |
Rufus Shackelford |
158,724 (0.19) |
00
|
|
Others |
313,848 (0.39) |
00
|
Total votes:
|
81,540,780 |
538
|
Votes necessary:
|
270
|
- ^ One faithless elector in the state of Washington cast his electoral vote for Ronald Reagan (president) and Robert Dole (vice president).
- ^ The running mate of Eugene McCarthy varied from state to state.
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- ^ "MI District 05 (1954)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "MI District 05 (1956)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "MI District 05 (1958)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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- ^ "MI District 05 (1968)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "MI District 05 (1970)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "MI District 05 (1972)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "111 Cong. Rec. 17 (1965)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "113 Cong. Rec. 12 (1967)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "115 Cong. Rec. 13 (1969)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "117 Cong. Rec. 10 (1971)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "119 Cong. Rec. 12 (1973)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "To advise and consent to the nomination of Gerald R. Ford to be Vice-President of the U.S." govtrack.us. U.S. Senate–November 27, 1973. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "To pass H.Res. 735, confirming the nomination of Gerald R. Ford to be Vice-President". govtrack.us. U.S. House of Representatives–December 6, 1973. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Troy, Gil; Schlesinger, Arthur M.; Israel, Fred L. (2012). History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2008. Vol. 3 (4 ed.). New York, New York: Facts on File. p. 1386. ISBN 978-0-8160-8220-9.
- ^ "US President – R Convention (1976)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved April 4, 2019.