Gerald Ford

★ President

Born: July 14, 1913
Died: December 26, 2006
Age at death: 93
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
In office: 1974–1977
On the ballot: 1948–1976

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ford40.4M

Opponents41.5M

Total Electoral Votes

Ford240

Opponents297

Elections run

Between 1948 and 1976, Gerald Ford ran in 14 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and President), winning 13 and losing 1. Ford's biggest single-election total was 39,148,634 votes, in the 1976 U.S. presidential election. Ford's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 5, decided by 27,219 votes.

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How many votes has Gerald Ford received?

Gerald Ford has received 40,438,410 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–1, plus 240 electoral votes.

Election history

Gerald Ford’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1976	Presidentwith Bob Dole	Lost	39,148,634 (48%)240 EV	Jimmy Carter
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	118,02761.08%	Jean McKee (head-to-head) Charles J Johnson Frank Girard (head-to-head) Alan Lee Maki
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	88,20861.36%	Jean McKee (head-to-head) Frank Girard (head-to-head) Walter M Kos
1968	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	105,08562.75%	Eugene L Howard Frank Girard (head-to-head)
1966	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	88,10868.54%	James Mathew Catchick
1964	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	101,81061.22%	William S Reamon (head-to-head)
1962	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	110,04367.04%	William S Reamon (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	131,46166.84%	William S Reamon (head-to-head) Leroy A Robart Donald Teets
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	88,15663.64%	Richard F Vanderveen Bernard Elve
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	120,34967.14%	George E Clay
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	81,70263.26%	Thomas F McAllister
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	109,80766.26%	Vincent E Oneill Ella Fruin (head-to-head) William Glenn
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	72,82966.73%	Robert B McLaughlin Ella Fruin (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	74,19160.51%	Theodore Theodore Fred J Barr Jr. William H Bartlette Eugene Tenbrink

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000260) and Wikidata (Q9582). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 20, 2026.