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1976 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana Presidential no 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election 1972 1980 Indiana gubernatorial election 1980 November 2, 1976 File:Otis R. Bowen (1).jpg 150x150px Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) 1,236,555 56.85% 3x4.svg Larry A. Conrad Democratic Party (United States) 927,243 42.63% 1976 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBowen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Conrad: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States)
The 1976 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Governor Otis Bowen defeated Democratic nominee Larry A. Conrad with 56.85% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 4, 1976.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Larry A. Conrad, Secretary of State Larry Conrad Is Dead; Indiana Politician, 55 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/10/obituaries/larry-conrad-is-dead-indiana-politician-55.html New York Times New York, NY 10 July 1990 8 25 April 2020
Jack L. New, State TreasurerAlbright Paul 1977 State Administrative Officials Classified by Functions, 1977 https://books.google.com/books?id=lUkEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA185 Lexington, KY The Council of State Governments 185
Robert J. Fair, State Senator1977 Workshops for State Review of Site Suitability Criteria for High-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories: Discussion Group Reports https://books.google.com/books?id=_8woh74xdeQC&q=%22robert+j+fair%22+indiana+senator&pg=RA2-PA4 Washington, D.C. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission B-4
Results
Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757109 IN Governor, 1976 - D Primary Our Campaigns 25 April 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 111America Votes 12 129
Larry A. Conrad Democratic Party (United States) 358,421 64.47
Jack L. New Democratic Party (United States) 105,965 19.06
Robert J. Fair Democratic Party (United States) 91,606 16.48
555,992 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
Otis Bowen, incumbent Governor
Results
Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 111America Votes 12 129
Otis Bowen (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) unopposed
General election
Candidates
Larry Conrad, Democratic
Otis Bowen, Republican
Daniel P. Talbot, American, pastor of the Church of God, Plymouth https://newspaperarchive.com/brazil-times-sep-01-1976-p-1/ Brazil Times Newspaper Archives September 01, 1976 Page 1 Brazil Times Brazil, IN 1 September 1976 1 25 April 2020
Samuel L. Washington, U.S. Labor
Results
1976 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174228 IN Governor, 1976 Our Campaigns 25 April 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 50America Votes 12 120
Republican Party (United States) Otis Bowen (incumbent) 1,236,555 56.85%
Democratic Party (United States) Larry A. Conrad 927,243 42.63%
American Party (1969) Daniel P. Talbot 9,850 0.45%
U.S. Labor Party Samuel L. Washington 1,676 0.08%
309,312 14.22%
2,175,324 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
References
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998
Scammon Richard M. McGillivray Alice V. America Votes 12: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1976 Washington, D.C. Elections Research Center 1977 America Votes 12
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