1976 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Jimmy Carter Won ✓
Jimmy Carter, a former governor of Georgia and political outsider, defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford in the U.S. presidential election held on November 2, 1976, garnering 297 electoral votes to Ford’s 240 and winning about 50.08 percent of the popular vote to Ford’s 48.02 percent.
297
Jimmy Carter
Percent: 50.08%
Votes: 40,831,881
240
Gerald Ford
Percent: 48.02%
Votes: 39,148,634
270 needed to win
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The 1976 U.S. presidential election, held on November 2, 1976, Jimmy Carter, a former governor of Georgia and political outsider, defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford.
Results by State
Alabama
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 55.73%
Votes: 659,170
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 42.61%
Votes: 504,070
California
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 47.57%
Votes: 3,742,284
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 49.35%
Votes: 3,882,244
District of Columbia
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 81.63%
Votes: 137,818
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 16.51%
Votes: 27,873
Idaho
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 37.12%
Votes: 126,549
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 59.88%
Votes: 204,151
Kansas
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 44.94%
Votes: 430,421
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 52.49%
Votes: 502,752
Maryland
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 53.04%
Votes: 759,612
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 46.96%
Votes: 672,661
Mississippi
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 49.62%
Votes: 381,309
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.74%
Votes: 366,846
Nevada
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 45.81%
Votes: 92,479
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.17%
Votes: 101,273
New York
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 50.83%
Votes: 3,389,558
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 46.50%
Votes: 3,100,791
Oklahoma
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.75%
Votes: 532,442
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 49.96%
Votes: 545,708
South Carolina
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 56.17%
Votes: 450,807
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 43.13%
Votes: 346,149
Utah
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 33.65%
Votes: 182,110
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 62.44%
Votes: 337,908
West Virginia
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 58.07%
Votes: 435,864
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 41.93%
Votes: 314,726
Alaska
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 35.65%
Votes: 44,058
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 57.90%
Votes: 71,555
Colorado
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 42.61%
Votes: 460,801
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 54.03%
Votes: 584,278
Florida
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 51.93%
Votes: 1,636,000
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 46.64%
Votes: 1,469,531
Illinois
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.11%
Votes: 2,271,295
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.08%
Votes: 2,364,269
Kentucky
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 52.75%
Votes: 615,717
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 45.57%
Votes: 531,852
Massachusetts
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 56.11%
Votes: 1,429,475
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 40.44%
Votes: 1,030,276
Missouri
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 51.10%
Votes: 998,387
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.47%
Votes: 927,443
New Hampshire
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 43.47%
Votes: 147,635
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 54.75%
Votes: 185,935
North Carolina
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 55.27%
Votes: 927,365
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 44.22%
Votes: 741,960
Oregon
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 47.62%
Votes: 490,407
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.78%
Votes: 492,120
South Dakota
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.91%
Votes: 147,068
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.39%
Votes: 151,505
Vermont
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 42.30%
Votes: 77,798
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 54.59%
Votes: 100,387
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 49.50%
Votes: 1,040,232
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.83%
Votes: 1,004,987
Arizona
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 39.80%
Votes: 295,602
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 56.37%
Votes: 418,642
Connecticut
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 46.90%
Votes: 647,895
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 52.06%
Votes: 719,261
Georgia
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 66.74%
Votes: 979,409
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 32.96%
Votes: 483,743
Indiana
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 45.70%
Votes: 1,014,714
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 53.32%
Votes: 1,183,958
Louisiana
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 51.73%
Votes: 661,365
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 45.95%
Votes: 587,446
Michigan
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 46.44%
Votes: 1,696,714
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 51.83%
Votes: 1,893,742
Montana
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 45.40%
Votes: 149,259
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 52.84%
Votes: 173,703
New Jersey
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 47.92%
Votes: 1,444,653
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.08%
Votes: 1,509,688
North Dakota
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 45.77%
Votes: 136,078
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 51.69%
Votes: 153,684
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 50.40%
Votes: 2,328,677
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.73%
Votes: 2,205,604
Tennessee
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 55.94%
Votes: 825,879
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 42.94%
Votes: 633,969
Virginia
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 47.96%
Votes: 813,896
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 49.29%
Votes: 836,554
Wyoming
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 39.81%
Votes: 62,239
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 59.30%
Votes: 92,717
Arkansas
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 64.96%
Votes: 498,604
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 34.90%
Votes: 267,903
Delaware
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 51.98%
Votes: 122,596
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 46.57%
Votes: 109,831
Hawaii
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 50.59%
Votes: 147,375
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 48.06%
Votes: 140,003
Iowa
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.46%
Votes: 619,931
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 49.47%
Votes: 632,863
Maine
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.09%
Votes: 232,279
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 48.93%
Votes: 236,320
Minnesota
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 54.90%
Votes: 1,070,440
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 42.02%
Votes: 819,395
Nebraska
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 38.46%
Votes: 233,692
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 59.19%
Votes: 359,705
New Mexico
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.28%
Votes: 201,148
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.75%
Votes: 211,419
Ohio
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 48.92%
Votes: 2,011,621
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 48.65%
Votes: 2,000,505
Rhode Island
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 55.36%
Votes: 227,636
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 44.08%
Votes: 181,249
Texas
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 51.14%
Votes: 2,082,319
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 47.97%
Votes: 1,953,300
Washington
Jimmy Carter (DEM)
Percent: 46.11%
Votes: 717,323
Gerald Ford (REP)
Percent: 50.00%
Votes: 777,732