Gerald Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election.
He narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger , former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter , making him the first President who succeeded to office as a result of a mid-term vacancy since Chester A. Arthur not to be elected in his own right .	Jimmy Carter	Jimmy Carter	presidential election	United States presidential election, 1976	Democratic	Democratic Party (United States)	Chester A. Arthur	Chester A. Arthur
The United States presidential election of 1976 was the 48th quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 2 , 1976 .	presidential election	United States presidential election
