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href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><i>(1967–1975)</i><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Schweiker" title="Richard Schweiker">Richard Schweiker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> <i>(1969–1981)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Announced November 20, 1975<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Lost nomination August 18, 1976<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Sears_(political_strategist)" title="John Sears (political strategist)">John Sears</a> (campaign manager)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> announced his candidacy for President of the United States on November 20, 1975. He won primaries in several states, but eventually lost the nomination to incumbent president <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976 Republican National Convention</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg/200px-Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg/300px-Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg/400px-Ronald_Reagan_with_cowboy_hat_12-0071M_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="2947" /></a><figcaption>Reagan in 1976</figcaption></figure> <p>When <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> in November 1975 discussed possible running mates for incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a>, among them was <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>. The magazine stated that the former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">Governor of California</a> was the favorite of conservatives but "could enter a different race altogether", referring to possibly challenging Ford for the party's presidential nomination in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-time19751117_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-time19751117-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reagan did challenge Ford. He soon established himself as the conservative candidate with the support of like-minded organizations such as the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_New_York_State" title="Conservative Party of New York State">Conservative Party of New York State</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Conservative_Union" title="American Conservative Union">American Conservative Union</a>, which became key components of his political base, while Ford was considered a more moderate Republican.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reagan had been viewed as a leading candidate for some time, and led a Gallup poll in October 1973 with 29% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In polling in June 1975, Ford led Reagan by 41%-20% in a large field, or 61%-33% in a head-to-head matchup.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the height of the campaign, Reagan aide <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Meese" title="Edwin Meese">Edwin Meese</a> conducted some research into the logistics of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_transition" title="United States presidential transition">presidential transition</a>. Meese had conversations on the subject with people who had previously worked for <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> and Gerald Ford.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Primaries">Primaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Primaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reagan's campaign relied on a strategy crafted by campaign manager <a href="/wiki/John_Sears_(political_strategist)" title="John Sears (political strategist)">John Sears</a> of winning a few primaries early to damage the inevitability of Ford's likely nomination.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the run-up to the New Hampshire primary, Ford attacked Reagan's plan to cut $90 billion from the federal budget, as well as Reagan's plans for Social Security.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WitcoverNH_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WitcoverNH-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reagan's stump speeches included attacks on <a href="/wiki/Welfare_queen" title="Welfare queen">welfare queens</a>, as well as other attacks on government welfare programs.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WitcoverNH_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WitcoverNH-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a heated campaign, Reagan lost by 1317 votes, 54,824-53,507.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reagan would lose the next two competitive primaries, in Florida and Illinois. In Florida, Reagan lost 53%-47%<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in Illinois by 59%-40%.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite pressure to leave the race, Reagan pledged to stay in the race through the convention.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Texas campaign lent renewed hope to Reagan, when he swept all 96 delegates chosen in the May 1 primary, with four more awaiting at the state convention. Much of the credit for that victory came from the work of three co-chairmen, including <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Angelo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernest Angelo (page does not exist)">Ernest Angelo</a>, the mayor of <a href="/wiki/Midland,_Texas" title="Midland, Texas">Midland</a>, and Ray Barnhart of <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, whom Reagan as President would appoint in 1981 as director of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Highway_Administration" title="Federal Highway Administration">Federal Highway Administration</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:#cff">List of Ronald Reagan endorsements</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;"> <p>All individuals are members or supporters of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stated. </p> <dl><dt>U.S. Senators</dt></dl> <ul><li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Strom_Thurmond" title="Strom Thurmond">Strom Thurmond</a> (R-SC)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Convention_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Convention-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Schweiker" title="Richard Schweiker">Richard Schweiker</a> (R-PA)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Laxalt" title="Paul Laxalt">Paul Laxalt</a> (R-NV)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/James_L._Buckley" title="James L. Buckley">James L. Buckley</a> (C-NY)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/James_A._McClure" class="mw-redirect" title="James A. McClure">James A. McClure</a> (R-ID)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Helms" title="Jesse Helms">Jesse Helms</a> (R-NC)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>U.S. Representatives</dt></dl> <ul><li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_B._Curtis" title="Thomas B. Curtis">Thomas B. Curtis</a> (R-MO) (1951-1967)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Convention_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Convention-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/H._R._Gross" title="H. R. Gross">H. R. Gross</a> (R-IA) (1949-1975)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Phil_Crane" title="Phil Crane">Phil Crane</a> (R-IL)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a> (R-TX)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/John_Ashbrook" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ashbrook">John Ashbrook</a> (R-OH)</li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/John_Rousselot" class="mw-redirect" title="John Rousselot">John Rousselot</a> (R-CA)</li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Symms" title="Steve Symms">Steve Symms</a> (R-ID)</li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Bauman" title="Robert Bauman">Robert Bauman</a> (R-MD)</li> <li>Rep. <a href="/wiki/John_G._Schmitz" title="John G. Schmitz">John G. Schmitz</a> (R-CA) (1969-1973</li></ul> <dl><dt>State Officials</dt></dl> <ul><li>Governor <a href="/wiki/Louie_Nunn" title="Louie Nunn">Louie Nunn</a> (R-KY)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Governor <a href="/wiki/Meldrim_Thomson_Jr." title="Meldrim Thomson Jr.">Meldrim Thomson Jr.</a> (R-NH)<sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Celebrities</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_De_Carlo" title="Yvonne De Carlo">Yvonne De Carlo</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Dunne" title="Irene Dunne">Irene Dunne</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_MacMurray" title="Fred MacMurray">Fred MacMurray</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Oberon" title="Merle Oberon">Merle Oberon</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Roland" title="Gilbert Roland">Gilbert Roland</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stack" title="Robert Stack">Robert Stack</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Stewart" title="James Stewart">James Stewart</a><sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wayne" title="John Wayne">John Wayne</a><sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Primaries_17-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Primaries-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efrem_Zimbalist_Jr." title="Efrem Zimbalist Jr.">Efrem Zimbalist Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-when_19-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-when-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other People</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morton_Blackwell" title="Morton Blackwell">Morton Blackwell</a><sup id="cite_ref-US_President_-_R_Convention_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_President_-_R_Convention-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Meese" title="Edwin Meese">Edwin Meese</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Convention">Convention</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg/220px-1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg/330px-1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg/440px-1976_Republican_National_Convention.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4497" data-file-height="3059" /></a><figcaption>Reagan and <a href="/wiki/President_Gerald_Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="President Gerald Ford">President Gerald Ford</a> shake hands on the podium after Reagan narrowly lost the nomination at the <a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976 Republican National Convention</a></figcaption></figure> <p>However, as the <a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">GOP convention</a> neared, Ford appeared close to victory. Acknowledging his party's moderate wing, Reagan chose moderate Senator <a href="/wiki/Richard_Schweiker" title="Richard Schweiker">Richard Schweiker</a> of Pennsylvania as his <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a> if nominated. Nonetheless, Ford prevailed with 1,187 delegates to Reagan's 1,070.<sup id="cite_ref-1976_Results_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1976_Results-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reagan's concession speech emphasized the dangers of nuclear war and the threat posed by the Soviet Union. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republican_primary_results">Republican primary results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Republican primary results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Republican_presidential_primary_results,_1976.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg/350px-Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg/525px-Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg/700px-Republican_presidential_primary_results%2C_1976.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>Republican presidential primary results:<br />Red indicates a win by Reagan, blue a win by Ford.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg/350px-1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg/525px-1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg/700px-1976RepublicanPresidentialNominationVotePathed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Voting_methods_in_deliberative_assemblies#Recorded_vote" title="Voting methods in deliberative assemblies">Roll call vote</a> for the presidential nomination by state delegations</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background:#f5f5f5"><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Republican Party presidential primaries">1976 Republican Party presidential primaries</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETroySchlesingerIsrael20121386_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETroySchlesingerIsrael20121386-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />* denotes incumbent </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 8em;" colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Candidate</th> <th>Aggregate votes</th> <th>%</th> <th><abbr title="Contests won">CW</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td style="width: 7em;" rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b></td> <td style="width: 13em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a>*</b></td> <td style="width: 9em; text-align:right"><b>5,529,899</b></td> <td style="width: 3em; text-align:right"><b>53.29</b></td> <td style="width: 4em; text-align:right"><b>27</b><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">4,760,222</td> <td style="text-align:right">45.88</td> <td style="text-align:right">24<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td><i>Others</i></td> <td style="text-align:right">44,626</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.43</td> <td style="text-align:right">0<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td><i>Unpledged</i></td> <td style="text-align:right">34,717</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.34</td> <td style="text-align:right">0<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_National_Convention">Republican National Convention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Republican National Convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#f5f5f5"><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976 Republican presidential nomination</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETroySchlesingerIsrael20121385_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETroySchlesingerIsrael20121385-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />* denotes incumbent </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 8em;" colspan="2">Party</th> <th>Candidate</th> <th>Votes</th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td style="width: 7em;" rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b></td> <td style="width: 13em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a>*</b></td> <td style="width: 5em; text-align:right"><b>1,187</b></td> <td style="width: 3em; text-align:right"><b>52.57</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,070</td> <td style="text-align:right">47.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E81B23"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Richardson" title="Elliot Richardson">Elliot Richardson</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">0.04 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reagan campaigned for Ford in twenty states against the Democratic nominee, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a>, who would win <a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election" title="1976 United States presidential election">the general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECannon2003433–434_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECannon2003433–434-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">in Washington state</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Faithless_elector" title="Faithless elector">faithless elector</a> gave Reagan one electoral vote instead of Ford.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, Ford told <a href="/wiki/Lou_Cannon" title="Lou Cannon">Lou Cannon</a> that Reagan's primary challenge played a role in his own narrow loss to Carter.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECannon2003433–434_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECannon2003433–434-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gerald Ford won primaries in 26 states plus the District of Columbia primary.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ronald_Reagan_1976_presidential_campaign&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWitcover1977">Witcover 1977</a>, p. 92</span> </li> <li 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transition of Ronald Reagan">Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="First inauguration of Ronald Reagan">First inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan">Second inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_policy_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration" title="Domestic policy of the Ronald Reagan administration">Domestic policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reaganomics" title="Reaganomics">Economic policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Recovery_Tax_Act_of_1981" title="Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981">Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tax_Reform_Act_of_1986" title="Tax Reform Act of 1986">Tax Reform Act of 1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan">Assassination attempt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative" title="Strategic Defense Initiative">Strategic Defense Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration" title="Foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration">Foreign policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_Doctrine" title="Reagan Doctrine">Reagan Doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%931985)" title="Cold War (1979–1985)">1st term</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1985%E2%80%931991)" title="Cold War (1985–1991)">2nd term</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union%E2%80%93United_States_summits" title="List of Soviet Union–United States summits">Soviet Union summits</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geneva_Summit_(1985)" title="Geneva Summit (1985)">Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Summit" title="Reykjavík Summit">Reykjavík</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Summit_(1987)" title="Washington Summit (1987)">Washington</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate-Range_Nuclear_Forces_Treaty" title="Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty">INF Treaty</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Summit_(1988)" title="Moscow Summit (1988)">Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governors_Island_Summit" title="Governors Island Summit">Governors Island</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constructive_engagement" title="Constructive engagement">Constructive engagement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Grenada" title="United States invasion of Grenada">Invasion of Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair" title="Iran–Contra affair">Iran–Contra affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_bombing_of_Libya" title="1986 United States bombing of Libya">Libya bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_policy_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration" title="Cannabis policy of the Ronald Reagan administration">Cannabis policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of international presidential trips made by Ronald Reagan">International trips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Grace_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="The Grace Commission">The Grace Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Ronald_Reagan#Administration_and_Cabinet" title="Presidency of Ronald Reagan">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan">Judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="Ronald Reagan Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_judicial_appointment_controversies" title="Ronald Reagan judicial appointment controversies">controversies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_administration_scandals" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan administration scandals">Administration scandals</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_begin_bombing_in_five_minutes" title="We begin bombing in five minutes">We begin bombing in five minutes</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Ronald_Reagan" class="mw-redirect" title="Efforts to impeach Ronald Reagan">Impeachment efforts</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Ronald_Wilson_Reagan/Executive_orders" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:Ronald Wilson Reagan/Executive orders">Executive orders</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Ronald_Wilson_Reagan/Presidential_Proclamations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:Ronald Wilson Reagan/Presidential Proclamations">Presidential proclamations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Presidential transition of George H. W. Bush">Bush transition</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speeches_and_debates_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan">Speeches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Speaks_Out_Against_Socialized_Medicine" title="Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine">Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Time_for_Choosing" title="A Time for Choosing">"A Time for Choosing"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan%27s_Neshoba_County_Fair_%22states%27_rights%22_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech">Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="First inauguration of Ronald Reagan">First inaugural address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan">Second inaugural address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ash_heap_of_history" title="Ash heap of history">"Ash heap of history"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evil_Empire_speech" title="Evil Empire speech">"Evil empire"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall!" title="Tear down this wall!">"Tear down this wall!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1981_Ronald_Reagan_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="February 1981 Ronald Reagan speech to a joint session of Congress">Joint session of Congress</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1982 State of the Union Address">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1983 State of the Union Address">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1984 State of the Union Address">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1985 State of the Union Address">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1986 State of the Union Address">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1987 State of the Union Address">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1988 State of the Union Address">1988</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Bibliography of Ronald Reagan">Books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Life" title="An American Life">An American Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Reagan_Diaries" title="The Reagan Diaries">The Reagan Diaries</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Electoral history of Ronald Reagan">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_California_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 California gubernatorial election">1966 California gubernatorial election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(Ronald_Reagan)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Eleventh Commandment (Ronald Reagan)">11th commandment</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_California_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 California gubernatorial election">1970 California gubernatorial election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1968 Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican presidential primaries (1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1976 Republican Party presidential primaries">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Republican Party presidential primaries">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1984 Republican Party presidential primaries">1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_National_Convention" title="1968 Republican National Convention">Republican National Convention (1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention" title="1976 Republican National Convention">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_National_Convention" title="1980 Republican National Convention">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_National_Convention" title="1984 Republican National Convention">1984)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1976 presidential campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1980_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign">1980 presidential campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/There_you_go_again" title="There you go again">"There you go again"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again" title="Make America Great Again">"Let's make America great again"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1984_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1984 presidential campaign">1984 presidential campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morning_in_America" title="Morning in America">"Morning in America"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_woods" title="Bear in the woods">"Bear in the woods"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election" title="1976 United States presidential election">United States presidential election (1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election" title="1984 United States presidential election">1984)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan">Cultural <br /> depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Bibliography of Ronald Reagan">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_in_music" title="Ronald Reagan in music">In music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Let_Them_Eat_Jellybeans!" title="Let Them Eat Jellybeans!">Let Them Eat Jellybeans!</a> (1981)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States_on_U.S._postage_stamps#Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps">U.S. Postage stamps</a></li> <li><i><a 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War">Reagan's War</a></i> (2002 book)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Reagans" title="The Reagans"><i>The Reagans</i></a> (2003 film)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_(2011_film)" title="Reagan (2011 film)"><i>Reagan</i></a> (2011 documentary)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Butler" title="The Butler"><i>The Butler</i></a> (2013 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killing_Reagan" title="Killing Reagan">Killing Reagan</a></i> (2015 book)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killing_Reagan_(film)" title="Killing Reagan (film)"><i>Killing Reagan</i></a> (2016 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_Cold_War" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War">Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War</a></i> (2020 game)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Reagans_(2020_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Reagans (2020 miniseries)"><i>The Reagans</i></a> (2020 miniseries)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_(2023_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan (2023 film)"><i>Reagan</i></a> (2023 film)</li> <li><a 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