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Gerald R. Ford

Gerald R. Ford ran for president in 1976. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1976 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
240of 537
Popular vote
39,147,79348.00%
States carried
27
Running mate
Robert Dole

Opponents: Jimmy Carter (297 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: wonArizona: wonArkansas: lostCalifornia: wonColorado: wonConnecticut: wonDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaii: lostIdaho: wonIllinois: wonIndiana: wonIowa: wonKansas: wonKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: wonMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: wonNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew Mexico: wonNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: wonOregon: wonPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: wonVermont: wonVirginia: wonWashington: wonWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: wonVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1976 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Gerald R. Ford run for president?

1 time (1976), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Gerald R. Ford win?

1976: 240.

What share of the popular vote did Gerald R. Ford get?

1976: 48.0% (39,147,793 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data