William D. Ford

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 6, 1927
Died: August 14, 2004
Age at death: 77
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1964–1992

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ford1.5M

Opponents689,019

Elections run

Between 1964 and 1992, William D. Ford ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Ford's biggest single-election total was 127,642 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 13, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 15, or all 1992 U.S. House races.

How many votes has William D. Ford received?

William D. Ford has received 1,467,139 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

William D. Ford’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	127,64251.91%	F. Robert Geake Randall F. Roe Paul Steven Jensen Larry Roberts
1990	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	68,74261.19%	Burl C. Adkins (head-to-head) David R. Hunt
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	104,59663.84%	Burl C. Adkins (head-to-head) Eric Blankenburg Ronda M. Reed Bell
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	77,95075.23%	Glen Kassel James H. Stamps
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	98,97359.93%	Gerald R. Carlson (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	94,95072.81%	Mitchell Moran Guy R. Collins
1980	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	113,49267.64%	Gerald R. Carlson (head-to-head) Aldi C. Fuhrman
1978	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	95,13779.58%	Edgar Nieten Aldi C. Fuhrmann (head-to-head)
1976	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	117,31373.99%	James D. Walaskay Aldi C. Fuhrmann (head-to-head) Kathryn M. Augustin John Sarkisian Allen Douglas
1974	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	86,60178.08%	Lucian W Underwood Aldi C Fuhrmann (head-to-head) James R Eades Claytee O Artz
1972	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	97,05465.79%	Ernest C Fackler (head-to-head) Aldi C Fuhrmann (head-to-head)
1970	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	101,01879.95%	Ernest C Fackler (head-to-head)
1968	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	106,96071.05%	John F Boyle
1966	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	72,98767.83%	Arpo Yemen
1964	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	103,72470.95%	John F Fellrath

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000270) and Wikidata (Q517866). 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 28, 2026.