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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.
Carter ran on a populist platform against Hal Suit, the Republican nominee. Carter had the support of many regular Democrats, such as former representative Carl Vinson, Senator Richard B. Russell, and Governor Maddox. [22]
The 1976 United States elections were held on November 2, and elected the members of the 95th United States Congress. The Democratic Party won the presidential election and retained control of Congress. [1] Former Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeated Republican incumbent President Gerald Ford. [2]
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.
1976: 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†
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 was running with Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, and President Ford had selected Kansas Senator Bob Dole. 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%.