Presidential Election Results
| McCarthy's presidential campaign results | |||
| Election | Party | votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | (various) | 25,634 | 0.04% |
| 1976 | independent | 740,460 | 0.91% |
| 1988 | Consumer | 30,905 | 0.03% |
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