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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

Michigan's 5th congressional district Republican primary election, 1948[1]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford 23,632 62.23%
Republican Bartel J. Jonkman* 14,341 37.77%
Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1948[2]
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%

1950

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1950[3]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 72,829 66.74%
Democratic James H. McLaughlin 35,927 32.92%
Prohibition Ella Fruin 376 0.35%

1952

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1952[4]
* denotes incumbent
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%

1954

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1954[5]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 81,702 63.26 %
Democratic Robert S. McAllister 47,453 36.74%

1956

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1956[6]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 120,349 67.14%
Democratic George E. Clay 58,899 32.86%

1958

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1958[7]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 88,156 63.64%
Democratic Richard Vander Veen 50,203 36.24%
Prohibition Bernard Elve 156 0.11%

1960

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1960[8]
* denotes incumbent
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%

1962

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1962[9]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 110,043 67.04%
Democratic William G. Reamon 54,112 32.96%

1964

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1964[10]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 101,810 61.22%
Democratic William G. Reamon 64,488 38.78%

1966

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1966[11]
* denotes incumbent
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford* 87,914 68.39%
Democratic James M. Catchick 40,629 31.61%

1968

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1968[12]
* denotes incumbent
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%

1970

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1970[13]
* denotes incumbent
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%

1972

Michigan's 5th congressional district election, 1972[14]
* denotes incumbent
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%

Speaker of the House elections (1965–1973)

1965

1965 election for Speaker – 89th Congress[15]
* denotes incumbent
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

1967

1967 election for Speaker – 90th Congress[16]
* denotes incumbent
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

1969

1969 election for Speaker – 91st Congress[17]
* denotes incumbent
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

1971

1971 election for Speaker – 92nd Congress[18]
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

1973

1973 election for Speaker – 93rd Congress[19]
* denotes incumbent
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

Vice presidential confirmation (1973)

Further information: 1973 United States vice presidential confirmation
1973 U.S. Senate Vice 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
1973 U.S. House Vice presidential confirmation
December 6, 1973
[21] 		Party Total votes
Democratic Republican
Yes 199 188 387
No 35 0 35

Presidential election (1976)

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) 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

Notes

  1. ^ One faithless elector in the state of Washington cast his electoral vote for Ronald Reagan (president) and Robert Dole (vice president).
  2. ^ The running mate of Eugene McCarthy varied from state to state.

References

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  4. ^ "MI District 05 (1952)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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  6. ^ "MI District 05 (1956)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "MI District 05 (1958)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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  13. ^ "MI District 05 (1970)". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
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  15. ^ "111 Cong. Rec. 17 (1965)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "113 Cong. Rec. 12 (1967)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "115 Cong. Rec. 13 (1969)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "117 Cong. Rec. 10 (1971)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  19. ^ "119 Cong. Rec. 12 (1973)" (PDF). Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ 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.
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  24. ^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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