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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1976. The Democratic ticket of Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, and his runningmate Walter Mondale, the senior senator from Minnesota, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of Gerald Ford, the incumbent president, and his runningmate Bob Dole, the junior senator from Kansas.
[4] [5] In response, Carter began saying "My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president." [6] Carter extensively campaigned in the primaries, and in the end received 39.19% of his party's primary votes. The 1976 Democratic National Convention was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [7]
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 Senate results
Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency.
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† Gerald Ford: Eugene McCarthy (Independent) Roger MacBride (Libertarian) Lester Maddox (American Independent) Thomas J. Anderson Peter Camejo (Socialist Workers) 1980: Jimmy Carter: Ronald Reagan† John B. Anderson (Independent) Ed Clark (Libertarian) Barry Commoner 1984: Walter Mondale: Ronald Reagan† David Bergland (Libertarian)
Jimmy Carter took full advantage of the enhanced primary system in 1976 and went all the way. ... that Kennedy might run against him in 1980? A 35-year-old senator from Delaware named Joe Biden ...
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.