No Ford confirmation, Special Election in 1974, President Albert 1974-1975

What if Gerald Ford hadn't been confirmed as Vice President and Carl Albert had assumed office following Nixon's resignation?

Carl Albert did not want to be president. He also said that if he became president, he'd nominate a Republican and step down immediately because the country had elected a Republican in 1972.

Appointing a person President seems dubious and impractical.*

Anyways, what if Albert had opted to push for a Special Election in 1974 and serve as President for a few months until then?

Would Albert be Democratic nominee? Who would be the Republican nominee? Would this prevent 1974 from being such a Democratic year?


*It was peculiar enough historically that Ford became President despite nobody outside of his district voting for him. Going off of the succession act of 1947, the order is Vice President (Vacant), Speaker (Albert, a Democrat), Secretary of State (Kissinger, who is ineligible), Secretary of Treasury (George Schultz). I think the two best options would be Ford (Minority Leader, thus the GOP's roughest equivalent of Speaker I suppose) or George Schultz.
 
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Carter probably would have been butterflied away. Reagan might have gone for the Republican nomination as in 1976 OTL or maybe Rockefeller.
 
What if Gerald Ford hadn't been confirmed as Vice President and Carl Albert had assumed office following Nixon's resignation?

Carl Albert did not want to be president. He also said that if he became president, he'd nominate a Republican and step down immediately because the country had elected a Republican in 1972.

Appointing a person President seems dubious and impractical.*

Anyways, what if Albert had opted to push for a Special Election in 1974 and serve as President until then?

Would Albert be Democratic nominee? Who would be the Republican nominee? Would this prevent 1974 from being such a Democratic year?


*It was peculiar enough historically that Ford became President despite nobody outside of his district voting for him. Going off of the succession act of 1947, the order is Vice President (Vacant), Speaker (Albert, a Democrat), Secretary of State (Kissinger, who is ineligible), Secretary of Treasury (George Schultz). I think the two best options would be Ford (Minority Leader, thus the GOP's roughest equivalent of Speaker I suppose) or George Schultz.

I have to admire him for his integrity. That is what should happen, Democrat or Republican. It couldn't happen today.
 
Special Elections are not more possible after Presidential Succession Act of 1947. Between 1792 and 1886 a Special Election in case of vacancy of President and Vice-President, with the executive power placed temporarily in Senate President Pro Tempore and then House Speaker hands, was compulsory. Between 1886 and 1946 were Cabinet members, beginning from Secretary of State, to become Acting President to the remain of term. The Congress could call a Special Election but was not compulsory, only possible.
After 1947 the next in line is sworn as President and carried his duty until next election.
So if Nixon is impeached and Ford is not Vice-President or have to resign for his pardon to Nixon, Albert become new Commander-in-Chief and call a special session of the Congress to elect a Republican Vice-President: Ford, in the first case, as the VP chosen who was not confirmed before Nixon impeachment, or Rockfeller in the second one.
Then he resigns and allows Ford or Rocky to be sworn in office and serves the remain of term.
 
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