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As of 2024, this is the last election in which the Democratic ticket won the majority of states in the South or the states of Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas (mainly due to Carter's southern roots), and the last election in which the losing candidate carried more states than the winning candidate.
The 1976 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Texas was won by former governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia with 51.14% of the vote, [2] giving him 26 electoral votes. This result made Texas about 1% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Electoral college results for 1976 U.S. presidential election. On election day, Carter carried 23 states with 297 electoral votes, while Ford won 27 states with 240 electoral votes (one faithless elector pledged to Ford, from Washington state, voted for Reagan). [81] The electoral vote was the closest since 1916.
The presidential election of 1976 was a very partisan election in New York, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either Carter or Ford. [1] Carter took 51.95% of the popular vote to Ford's 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.43%. New York weighed in as being slightly more Democratic than the national average, by about 2%.
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While in Philadelphia on July 6, 1976, Queen Elizabeth presented the Bicentennial Bell on behalf of the British people. The bell is a replica of the Liberty Bell, cast at the same foundry—Whitechapel Bell Foundry—and bearing the inscription "For the People of the United States of America from the People of Britain 4 July 1976 LET FREEDOM RING."
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart will host a special "Election Night" episode at 11 p.m. EST, offering live analysis, commentary and tips.
Fans of politics have another way to keep track of what's happening in the most competitive states in the country through a new service that collects and streams local newscasts. Swing State ...