Question: In what year was Gerald Ford's running mate from the 1976 United States presidential election the Republican presidential nominee?
Sentence (from "Bob Dole"): Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Kansas in Congress from 1961 to 1996 and served as the Republican Leader of the United States Senate from 1985 until 1996.
Relevant evidence: Yes