1976 Presidential Election

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1976 Presidential Election: Jimmy Carter Won✓

The 1976 United States presidential election was held on November 2, 1976. The election was a contest between Republican nominee Gerald Ford, who had become President following Richard Nixon's resignation, and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter, the former Governor of Georgia. Carter secured 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240, and received just over 50% of the popular vote.

297
Jimmy Carter ✓

40,831,881 votes (50.08%)

240
Gerald Ford

39,148,634 votes (48.02%)

270 needed to win

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Ohio Results

✓ Jimmy Carter (D) won the state of Ohio.

Wisconsin Results

✓ Jimmy Carter (D) won the state of Wisconsin.

Mississippi Results

✓ Jimmy Carter (D) won the state of Mississippi.

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Full state results

State	Jimmy Carter votes	Jimmy Carter %	Gerald Ford votes	Gerald Ford %	Total votes
Alabama	659,170	55.73%	504,070	42.61%	1,182,850
Alaska	44,058	35.65%	71,555	57.90%	123,574
Arizona	295,602	39.80%	418,642	56.37%	742,719
Arkansas	498,604	64.96%	267,903	34.90%	767,535
California	3,742,284	47.57%	3,882,244	49.35%	7,867,117
Colorado	460,801	42.61%	584,278	54.03%	1,081,439
Connecticut	647,895	46.90%	719,261	52.06%	1,381,526
D.C.	137,818	81.63%	27,873	16.51%	168,830
Delaware	122,596	51.98%	109,831	46.57%	235,834
Florida	1,636,000	51.93%	1,469,531	46.64%	3,150,631
Georgia	979,409	66.74%	483,743	32.96%	1,467,458
Hawaii	147,375	50.59%	140,003	48.06%	291,301
Idaho	126,549	37.12%	204,151	59.88%	340,932
Illinois	2,271,295	48.11%	2,364,269	50.08%	4,721,282
Indiana	1,014,714	45.70%	1,183,958	53.32%	2,220,362
Iowa	619,931	48.46%	632,863	49.47%	1,279,306
Kansas	430,421	44.94%	502,752	52.49%	957,845
Kentucky	615,717	52.75%	531,852	45.57%	1,167,142
Louisiana	661,365	51.73%	587,446	45.95%	1,278,439
Maine	232,279	48.09%	236,320	48.93%	482,968
Maryland	759,612	53.04%	672,661	46.96%	1,432,273
Massachusetts	1,429,475	56.11%	1,030,276	40.44%	2,547,558
Michigan	1,696,714	46.44%	1,893,742	51.83%	3,653,749
Minnesota	1,070,440	54.90%	819,395	42.02%	1,949,931
Mississippi	381,309	49.62%	366,846	47.74%	768,390
Missouri	998,387	51.10%	927,443	47.47%	1,953,600
Montana	149,259	45.40%	173,703	52.84%	328,734
Nebraska	233,692	38.46%	359,705	59.19%	607,668
Nevada	92,479	45.81%	101,273	50.17%	201,876
New Hampshire	147,635	43.47%	185,935	54.75%	339,618
New Jersey	1,444,653	47.92%	1,509,688	50.08%	3,014,472
New Mexico	201,148	48.28%	211,419	50.75%	416,590
New York	3,389,558	50.83%	3,100,791	46.50%	6,668,262
North Carolina	927,365	55.27%	741,960	44.22%	1,677,906
North Dakota	136,078	45.77%	153,684	51.69%	297,308
Ohio	2,011,621	48.92%	2,000,505	48.65%	4,111,873
Oklahoma	532,442	48.75%	545,708	49.96%	1,092,251
Oregon	490,407	47.62%	492,120	47.78%	1,029,876
Pennsylvania	2,328,677	50.40%	2,205,604	47.73%	4,620,787
Rhode Island	227,636	55.36%	181,249	44.08%	411,170
South Carolina	450,807	56.17%	346,149	43.13%	802,583
South Dakota	147,068	48.91%	151,505	50.39%	300,678
Tennessee	825,879	55.94%	633,969	42.94%	1,476,346
Texas	2,082,319	51.14%	1,953,300	47.97%	4,071,884
Utah	182,110	33.65%	337,908	62.44%	541,198
Vermont	77,798	42.30%	100,387	54.59%	183,902
Virginia	813,896	47.96%	836,554	49.29%	1,697,094
Washington	717,323	46.11%	777,732	50.00%	1,555,534
West Virginia	435,864	58.07%	314,726	41.93%	750,590
Wisconsin	1,040,232	49.50%	1,004,987	47.83%	2,101,336
Wyoming	62,239	39.81%	92,717	59.30%	156,343