Electoral history of Gerald Ford
President Gerald R. Ford
Electoral history of Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States (1974–1977), 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974); United States Representative from Michigan (1949–1973).
Congressional races (1948–1972)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1948 (Republican primary):[1]
- Gerald Ford – 23,632 (62.23%)
- Bartel J. Jonkman (inc.) – 14,341 (37.77%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1948:[2]
- Gerald Ford (R) – 74,191 (60.51%)
- Fred J. Barr, Jr. (D) – 46,972 (38.31%)
- William H. Bartlette (Prohibition) – 853 (0.70%)
- Theodore Theodore (Progressive) – 504 (0.41%)
- Eugene Ten Brink, Jr. (Socialist) – 93 (0.08%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1950:[3]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 72,829 (66.74%)
- James H. McLaughlin (D) – 35,927 (32.92%)
- Ella Fruin (Prohibition) – 376 (0.35%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1952:[4]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 109,807 (66.26%)
- Vincent E. O'Neill (D) – 55,147 (33.28%)
- Ella Fruin (Prohibition) – 617 (0.37%)
- William Glenn (Progressive) – 146 (0.09%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1954:[5]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 81,702 (63.26%)
- Robert S. McAllister (D) – 47,453 (36.74%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1956:[6]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 120,349 (67.14%)
- George E. Clay (D) – 58,899 (32.86%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1958:[7]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 88,156 (63.64%)
- Richard Vander Veen (D) – 50,203 (36.24%)
- Bernard Elve (Prohibition) – 156 (0.11%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1960:[8]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 131,461 (66.84%)
- William G. Reamon (D) – 65,064 (33.08%)
- LeRoy A. Robert (Prohibition) – 115 (0.06%)
- Donald Teets (Socialist Labor) – 54 (0.03%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1962:[9]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 110,043 (67.04%)
- William G. Reamon (D) – 54,112 (32.96%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1964:[10]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 101,810 (61.22%)
- William G. Reamon (D) – 64,488 (38.78%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1966:[11]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 87,914 (68.39%)
- James M. Catchick (D) – 40,629 (31.61%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1968:[12]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 105,085 (62.75%)
- Lawrence E. Howard (D) – 62,219 (37.16%)
- Frank Girard (Socialist Labor) – 156 (0.09%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1970:[13]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 88,208 (61.36%)
- Jean McKee (D) – 55,337 (38.50%)
- Frank Girard (Socialist Labor) – 120 (0.08%)
- Walter M. Kus (Socialist Workers) – 87 (0.06%)
Michigan's 5th congressional district, 1972:[14]
- Gerald Ford (R) (inc.) – 118,027 (61.08%)
- Jean McKee (D) – 72,782 (37.67%)
- Dwight W. Johnson (American Independent) – 2,045 (1.06%)
- Frank Girard (Socialist Labor) – 235 (0.12%)
- Alan Lee Maki (Communist) – 140 (0.07%)
Vice presidential nomination, 1973
Vice President of the United States (confirmation in the Congress):[15]
House vote:
- Yea – 387
- Nay – 35
Senate vote:
- Yea – 92
- Nay – 3
- Not voting – 5
Presidential races (1976–1980)
1976 Republican presidential primaries
- Popular vote:[16]
- Gerald Ford (inc.) – 5,529,899 (53.29%)
- Ronald Reagan – 4,760,222 (45.88%)
- Unpledged – 34,717 (0.34%)
- States carried:[17]
- Ford – 27
- Reagan – 23
1976 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):[18]
- Gerald Ford (inc.) – 1,187 (52.57%)
- Ronald Reagan – 1,070 (47.39%)
- Elliot Richardson – 1 (0.04%)
United States presidential election, 1976
- Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) – 40,831,881 (50.1%) and 297 electoral votes (23 states and D.C. carried)
- Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (R) – 39,148,634 (48.0%) and 240 electoral votes (27 states carried)
- Ronald Reagan/Bob Dole (R) – 1 electoral vote (faithless elector)
- Eugene McCarthy (Independent) – 740,460 (0.9%)
- Roger MacBride/David Bergland (Libertarian) – 172,553 (0.2%)
- Lester Maddox/William Dyke (American Independent) – 170,274 (0.2%)
- Thomas J. Anderson/Rufus Shackelford (American) – 158,271 (0.2%)
- Peter Camejo/Willie Mae Reid (Socialist Workers) – 90,986 (0.1%)
1980 Republican presidential primaries:[19]
- Ronald Reagan – 7,709,793 (59.79%)
- George H. W. Bush – 3,070,033 (23.81%)
- John B. Anderson – 1,572,174 (12.19%)
- Howard Baker – 181,153 (1.41%)
- Phil Crane – 97,793 (0.76%)
- John B. Connally – 82,625 (0.64%)
- Unpledged – 68,155 (0.53%)
- Ben Fernandez – 68,155 (0.53%)
- Harold Stassen – 25,425 (0.20%)
- Gerald Ford – 10,557 (0.08%)
- Bob Dole – 7,204 (0.06%)
References
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 R Primary Race – Sep 14, 1948
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 2, 1948
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 7, 1950
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 4, 1952
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 2, 1954
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 6, 1956
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 4, 1958
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 8, 1960
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 6, 1962
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 3, 1964
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 8, 1966
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 5, 1968
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 3, 1970
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 7, 1972
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US Vice President Appointment Race – Nov 27, 1973
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1976
- ↑ Elections
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – R Convention Race – Aug 16, 1976
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race – Feb 17, 1980
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