# Electoral history of Gerald Ford

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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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 :
| 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 * 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 * 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 * 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 * 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 289 | 67.52 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 139 | 32.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 428 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 215 | >50 |

### 1967

1967 election for Speaker – 90th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 246 | 56.94 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 186 | 43.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 432 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |

### 1969

1969 election for Speaker – 91st Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John McCormack* (MA 9) | 241 | 56.31 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 187 | 43.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 428 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 215 | >50 |

### 1971

1971 election for Speaker – 92nd Congress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Albert (OK 3) | 250 | 58.68 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 176 | 41.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 426 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 214 | >50 |

### 1973

1973 election for Speaker – 93rd Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Albert* (OK 3) | 236 | 55.66 |
| | Republican | Gerald Ford (MI 5) | 188 | 44.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 424 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 213 | >50 |

## Vice presidential confirmation (1973)

1973 U.S. Senate Vice presidential confirmation :
| November 27, 1973 | Party | Party | Party | Party | Total votes |
| November 27, 1973 | Democratic | Republican | Conservative | Independent | Total votes |
| Yes | 51 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| No | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1973 U.S. House Vice presidential confirmation :
| December 6, 1973 | Party | Party | Total votes |
| December 6, 1973 | Democratic | Republican | Total votes |
| 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 |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 4,760,222 | 45.88 | 24 |
| Republican | Others | 44,626 | 0.43 | 0 |
| Republican | Unpledged | 34,717 | 0.34 | 0 |
1976 Republican presidential nomination * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Gerald Ford* | 1,187 | 52.57 |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 1,070 | 47.39 |
| Republican | Elliot Richardson | 1 | 0.04 |
1976 United States presidential election * denotes incumbent :
| Party | 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 |
| | Independent | Eugene McCarthy | | 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 | Others | Others | 313,848 (0.39) | 00 |
| Total votes: | Total votes: | Total votes: | Total votes: | 81,540,780 | 538 |
| Votes necessary: | Votes necessary: | Votes necessary: | Votes necessary: | Votes necessary: | 270 |