Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
By June 1976, Carter had captured more than enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination. At the 1976 Democratic National Convention, Carter easily won the nomination on the first ballot; Udall finished in second place. Carter then chose Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, a liberal, as his running mate.
Jimmy Carter 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) Walter Mondale U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964–1976) Affiliation: Democratic Party: Status: Announced: December 12, 1974 Presumptive nominee: June 24, 1976 Official nominee: July 15, 1976 Won election: November 2, 1976 Inaugurated: January 20, 1977: Headquarters: Plains, Georgia: Key people
From January 27 to June 8, 1976, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1976 United States presidential election.Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.
Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency. He was a natural populist, but he appealed to ...
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.
In June, Carter published a memoir titled Why Not the Best? to help introduce himself to the American public. [104] Carter and his running mate Walter Mondale at the Democratic National Convention in New York City, July 1976. Carter became the front-runner early on by winning the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.
As Carter narrowly defeated Ford nationally to win the presidency, Massachusetts weighed in as 13% more Democratic than the national average in the 1976 election. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928 , and a Democratic stronghold since 1960 , so Carter's win was not unexpected.
The 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on November 2, 1976. The Democratic candidate, former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter, overwhelmingly won his home state with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state's 12 electoral votes. Carter carried all ...