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The electoral vote was the closest since 1916; Carter carried 23 states, with 297 electoral votes, while Ford won 27 states, with 240 electoral votes (one elector, future state Senator Mike Padden from Washington state, pledged to Ford, voted for Reagan [49]). Carter's victory came primarily from his near-sweep of the South (he lost only ...
Electoral vote: Jimmy Carter (D) 297: Gerald Ford (R) 240: 1976 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Ford, blue denotes states won by Carter. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: 34 of 100 seats: Net seat change: Republican +1: 1976 ...
The electoral map of the 1976 election. Carter once had a sizable lead over Ford in national polling, but by late September his lead had narrowed to only several points. [120] [121] In the final days before the election, several polls showed that Ford had tied Carter, and one Gallup poll found that he was now slightly ahead. [122]
Description: Electoral college results for 1976 U.S. presidential election (Ford-Carter) Date: 2008: Source: This image is based off en:Image:ElectoralCollege1992.svg from Wikipedia, which in turn is based off Image:Blank_US_Map.svg from the Commons.
Oregon was narrowly won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan) with 47.78% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 47.62% of the popular vote. Separated by a margin of 1,713 votes, this was the closest state in the 1976 presidential election. [1]
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 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .