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)

1948

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1948 Republican Primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford	23,632	62.23%
	Republican	Bartel J. Jonkman	14,341	37.77%

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 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, 1950^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	72,829	66.74%
	Democratic	James H. McLaughlin	35,927	32.92%
	Prohibition	Ella Fruin	376	0.35%

1952

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1952^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	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, 1954^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	81,702	63.26 %
	Democratic	Robert S. McAllister	47,453	36.74%

1956

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1956^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	120,349	67.14%
	Democratic	George E. Clay	58,899	32.86%

1958

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1958 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	88,156	63.64%
	Democratic	Richard Vander Veen	50,203	36.24%
	Prohibition	Bernard Elve	156	0.11%

1960

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1960^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	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, 1962^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	110,043	67.04%
	Democratic	William G. Reamon	54,112	32.96%

1964

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1964^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	101,810	61.22%
	Democratic	William G. Reamon	64,488	38.78%

1966

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1966^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	87,914	68.39%
	Democratic	James M. Catchick	40,629	31.61%

1968

Michigan’s 5th Congressional District, 1968^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	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, 1970^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	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, 1972^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	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%

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

1. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 R Primary Race – Sep 14, 1948
2. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 2, 1948
3. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 7, 1950
4. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 4, 1952
5. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 2, 1954
6. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 6, 1956
7. Our Campaigns – MI District 05 Race – Nov 4, 1958
8. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 8, 1960
9. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 6, 1962
10. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 3, 1964
11. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 8, 1966
12. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 5, 1968
13. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 3, 1970
14. Our Campaigns – MI District 5 Race – Nov 7, 1972
15. Our Campaigns – US Vice President Appointment Race – Nov 27, 1973
16. Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1976
17. Elections
18. Our Campaigns – US President – R Convention Race – Aug 16, 1976
19. Our Campaigns – US President – R Primaries Race – Feb 17, 1980