| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter (W) | 297 | 40,825,839 | Democrat | Walter F. Mondale (297) | |
| Gerald R. Ford | 240 | 39,147,770 | Republican | Bob Dole (241) | |
| Other elections: 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores.html#1976) | |||||
Ford and Carter in debate.
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- Democratic Candidates
- Birch Bayh[?] - Senator from Indiana
- Jimmy Carter - Governor from Georgia
- Fred R. Harris[?] - Former Senator from Oklahoma
- Henry "Scoop" Jackson[?] - Senator from Washington
- R. Sargent Shriver - Organizer and first director of the Peace Corps
- Mo Udall[?] - Representative from Arizona
- Republican Candidates
- Gerald Ford - Incumbent President
- Ronald Reagan - Governor from California
Independent Eugene J. McCarthy received 756,691 popular votes. Libertarian Party candidate Roger MacBride received 173,011 votes. Segregationist Lester Maddox of the American Independent Party received 170,531 votes. Thomas J. Anderson of the American Party received 160,773 votes.
A rogue Republican elector from Washington State gave Ronald Reagan one electoral vote.
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1976