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)
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
Speaker of the House elections (1965–1973)
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
Vice presidential confirmation (1973)
1973 U.S. Senate Vice presidential confirmation Party Total votes Democratic Republican Conservative Independent Yes 51 39 1 1 92 No 3 0 0 0 3
1973 U.S. House Vice presidential confirmation Party Total votes Democratic Republican Yes 199 188 387 No 35 0 35
Presidential election (1976)
1976 Republican Party presidential primaries* 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* 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* denotes incumbent Party Presidentialcandidate Vice presidentialCandidate PV(%) EV Democratic Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 40,831,881(50.08) 297 Republican Gerald Ford* Bob Dole 39,148,634(48.01) 240 Independent Eugene McCarthy 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
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