RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1976

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford ran in 51 elections in 1976, winning 27. Served in President (Wyoming), President (Washington) and President (Virginia).

Last office: President (Alaska)

Elections: 51; 1976
Won: 27; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Ford was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028President (Wyoming)President (Washington)President (Virginia)President (Vermont)President (Utah)President (South Dakota)President (Oregon)President (Oklahoma)President (North Dakota)President (New Mexico)President (New Jersey)President (New Hampshire)President (Nevada)President (Nebraska)President (Montana)President (Michigan)President (Maine)President (Kansas)President (Iowa)President (Indiana)President (Illinois)President (Idaho)President (Connecticut)President (Colorado)President (California)President (Arizona)President (Alaska)Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Ford has run

Margin: how far Ford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1976	President (Alabama)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Lester Maddox (AMI), Benjamin ""ben"" Bubar (I)	42.6%	D+13.1
1976	President (Alaska)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L)	57.9%	R+22.3
1976	President (Arizona)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Roger Macbride (L)	56.4%	R+16.6
1976	President (Arkansas)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Lester Maddox (AMI)	34.9%	D+30.1
1976	President (California)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	49.7%	R+1.8
1976	President (Colorado)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Roger Macbride (L)	54%	R+11.4
1976	President (Connecticut)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Lester Maddox (AMI), Lyndon, Larouche Jr. (I)	51.9%	R+5.1
1976	President (Delaware)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Lyndon, Larouche Jr. (I)	46.6%	D+5.4
1976	President (District of Columbia)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D)	16.5%	D+65.1
1976	President (Florida)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	46.6%	D+5.3
1976	President (Georgia)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D)	33.1%	D+33.9
1976	President (Hawaii)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L)	48.1%	D+2.5
1976	President (Idaho)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Lester Maddox (I), Roger Macbride (L)	59.9%	R+22.8
1976	President (Illinois)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Gus Hall (COM)	50.1%	R+2.0
1976	President (Indiana)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Peter Camejo (SWP)	53.3%	R+7.6
1976	President (Iowa)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	49.5%	R+1.0
1976	President (Kansas)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	52.5%	R+7.6
1976	President (Kentucky)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	45.6%	D+7.2
1976	President (Louisiana)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Lester Maddox (AMI), Gus Hall (COM)	46%	D+5.8
1976	President (Maine)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Benjamin ""ben"" Bubar (I)	48.9%	R+0.8
1976	President (Maryland)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D)	47%	D+6.1
1976	President (Massachusetts)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Peter Camejo (SWP)	40.4%	D+15.7
1976	President (Michigan)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Roger Macbride (L)	51.9%	R+5.4
1976	President (Minnesota)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	42%	D+12.9
1976	President (Mississippi)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	47.7%	D+1.9
1976	President (Missouri)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	47.5%	D+3.6
1976	President (Montana)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	52.8%	R+7.4
1976	President (Nebraska)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	59.2%	R+20.8
1976	President (Nevada)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L), Lester Maddox (AMI)	50.2%	R+4.4
1976	President (New Hampshire)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Roger Macbride (L)	54.7%	R+11.3
1976	President (New Jersey)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Roger Macbride (L)	50.1%	R+2.2
1976	President (New Mexico)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Peter Camejo (SWP), Roger Macbride (L)	50.7%	R+2.5
1976	President (New York)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L), Gus Hall (COM)	46.5%	D+4.3
1976	President (North Carolina)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Roger Macbride (L)	44.2%	D+11.0
1976	President (North Dakota)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	51.7%	R+5.9
1976	President (Ohio)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	48.7%	D+0.2
1976	President (Oklahoma)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	50%	R+1.2
1976	President (Oregon)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	47.8%	R+0.2
1976	President (Pennsylvania)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Lester Maddox (CST)	47.7%	D+2.7
1976	President (Rhode Island)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L), Peter Camejo (SWP)	44.1%	D+11.3
1976	President (South Carolina)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	43.1%	D+13.0
1976	President (South Dakota)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Roger Macbride (L), Gus Hall (COM)	50.4%	R+1.5
1976	President (Tennessee)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	42.9%	D+13.0
1976	President (Texas)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	48%	D+3.2
1976	President (Utah)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Thomas J. Anderson (I), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I)	62.4%	R+28.8
1976	President (Vermont)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Peter Camejo (SWP)	54.6%	R+12.3
1976	President (Virginia)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Peter Camejo (SWP), Thomas J. Anderson (I)	49.3%	R+1.3
1976	President (Washington)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	50%	R+3.9
1976	President (West Virginia)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D)	41.9%	D+16.1
1976	President (Wisconsin)	General	Lost	Jimmy Carter (D), Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (I), Lester Maddox (AMI)	47.8%	D+1.7
1976	President (Wyoming)	General	Won	Jimmy Carter (D)	59.3%	R+19.5

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Ford has held

President (Wyoming) · 1977–1980
President (Washington) · 1977–1980
President (Virginia) · 1977–1980
President (Vermont) · 1977–1980
President (Utah) · 1977–1980
President (South Dakota) · 1977–1980
President (Oregon) · 1977–1980
President (Oklahoma) · 1977–1980
President (North Dakota) · 1977–1980
President (New Mexico) · 1977–1980
President (New Jersey) · 1977–1980
President (New Hampshire) · 1977–1980
President (Nevada) · 1977–1980
President (Nebraska) · 1977–1980
President (Montana) · 1977–1980
President (Michigan) · 1977–1980
President (Maine) · 1977–1980
President (Kansas) · 1977–1980
President (Iowa) · 1977–1980
President (Indiana) · 1977–1980
President (Illinois) · 1977–1980
President (Idaho) · 1977–1980
President (Connecticut) · 1977–1980
President (Colorado) · 1977–1980
President (California) · 1977–1980
President (Arizona) · 1977–1980
President (Alaska) · 1977–1980

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Ford has run against

Jimmy Carter (D) · 1976 election, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)