1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state) presidential no Washington 1972 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1980 November 2, 1976 x200px Gerald Ford, second official portrait of the President of the United States, February 1976 (HQ) (cropped closer).jpg Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Michigan Bob Dole 8One elector voted for Ronald Reagan for president and Bob Dole for vice president 777,732 49.99% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 717,323 46.11% 350px 350px County results Ford #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of Washington with 50% of the vote, which made the state 6% more Republican than the nation-at-large,http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=53&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Washington May 9, 2016 but Ford received only eight of the state's nine electoral votes. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan lost the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford in 1976 and was not on the ballot in any state. However, he was given one electoral vote by Washington faithless elector Mike Padden. As of 2024, the 1976 election remains the last time that a Democrat would win the presidency without carrying Washington state, or that the state would vote Republican in a close nationwide contest. 1976 was also the last time until 2016 that a presidential candidate would lose an electoral vote to a faithless elector in the state. This was also the last time that Clallam County backed the losing national candidate until 2024.Farley Josh What does Clallam County know? Voters just chose a winner for the tenth straight election https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2020/11/07/clallam-county-extends-three-decade-streak-picking-president-elect/6182335002/ November 14, 2020 Kitsap Sun November 7, 2020 Results 1976 United States presidential election in Washingtonhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=&c=&c2=&t=772&t2=&p=&p2=&y=1976 Election Search Results November 1976 General August 1, 2024PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 777,732 49.99% 8 Democratic Jimmy Carter 717,323 46.11% 0 Independent Eugene McCarthy 36,986 2.38% 0 Right Government Lester Maddox 8,585 0.55% 0 American Thomas J. Anderson 5,046 0.32% 0 Libertarian Roger MacBride 5,042 0.32% 0 Bicentennial Reality Margaret Wright 1,124 0.07% 0 Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 905 0.06% 0 U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 903 0.06% 0 Communist Gus Hall 817 0.05% 0 Socialist Labor Julius Levin 713 0.05% 0 Socialist Frank Zeidler 358 0.02% 0 Republican Ronald Reagan 0 0.00% 1 Totals 1,555,534 100.00% 9 Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered voters) 60%/75% Results by county CountyGerald FordRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticEugene McCarthyIndependentOther candidatesVarious partiesMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,795 58.56% 1,790 37.50% 68 1.43%1152.41% 1,005 21.06% 4,773 Asotin 2,752 47.22% 2,898 49.73% 80 1.38%871.50% -146 -2.51% 5,828 Benton 22,135 63.95% 11,306 32.67% 677 1.96%4411.28% 10,829 31.28% 34,611 Chelan 10,492 56.13% 7,623 40.78% 322 1.73%2191.17% 2,869 15.35% 18,692 Clallam 9,132 49.67% 8,268 44.97% 475 2.60%4182.29% 864 4.70% 18,386 Clark 27,938 45.65% 31,080 50.78% 1,469 2.40%5970.98% -3,142 -5.13% 61,201 Columbia 1,153 56.69% 829 40.76% 29 1.43%231.13% 324 15.93% 2,034 Cowlitz 12,531 44.11% 14,958 52.66% 562 1.98%2931.03% -2,427 -8.55% 28,406 Douglas 4,547 53.09% 3,809 44.48% 111 1.30%830.97% 738 8.61% 8,564 Ferry 776 45.86% 814 48.11% 45 2.66%553.25% -38 -2.25% 1,692 Franklin 5,671 54.51% 4,369 42.00% 192 1.85%1511.45% 1,302 12.51% 10,403 Garfield 892 57.18% 616 39.49% 26 1.67%231.48% 276 17.69% 1,560 Grant 9,192 51.87% 7,777 43.89% 400 2.26%3051.73% 1,415 7.98% 17,721 Grays Harbor 9,464 39.61% 13,478 56.41% 534 2.24%3311.39% -4,014 -16.80% 23,893 Island 7,804 55.33% 5,859 41.54% 280 1.99%1340.95% 1,945 13.79% 14,104 Jefferson 2,794 45.86% 2,913 47.82% 199 3.29%1362.25% -119 -1.96% 6,092 King 279,382 50.79% 248,743 45.22% 14,234 2.60%5,4831.00% 30,609 5.57% 550,119 Kitsap 23,124 45.56% 25,701 50.64% 1,179 2.33%6421.27% -2,577 -5.08% 50,750 Kittitas 4,765 47.57% 4,858 48.50% 267 2.67%990.99% -93 -0.93% 10,017 Klickitat 2,573 44.99% 2,890 50.53% 126 2.21%1192.08% -317 -5.54% 5,719 Lewis 10,933 51.65% 9,026 42.64% 557 2.64%6012.85% 1,907 9.01% 21,167 Lincoln 2,925 57.57% 1,978 38.93% 98 1.93%711.40% 947 18.64% 5,081 Mason 4,758 42.14% 6,060 53.67% 268 2.38%1781.58% -1,302 -11.53% 11,291 Okanogan 5,455 47.05% 5,543 47.81% 338 2.92%2332.01% -88 -0.76% 11,595 Pacific 2,781 37.84% 4,278 58.20% 192 2.62%771.05% -1,497 -20.36% 7,350 Pend Oreille 1,516 47.82% 1,533 48.36% 62 1.96%511.61% -17 -0.54% 3,170 Pierce 74,668 46.92% 78,238 49.16% 4,316 2.72%1,5020.95% -3,570 -2.24% 159,148 San Juan 1,998 53.68% 1,467 39.41% 152 4.12%762.06% 531 14.27% 3,722 Skagit 13,060 48.66% 12,718 47.39% 575 2.15%4121.54% 342 1.27% 26,837 Skamania 1,102 41.55% 1,436 54.15% 82 3.09%301.13% -334 -12.60% 2,652 Snohomish 55,375 47.95% 55,623 48.16% 2,470 2.14%1,7311.50% -248 -0.21% 115,488 Spokane 68,290 53.37% 55,660 43.50% 2,033 1.59%1,6831.32% 12,630 9.87% 127,954 Stevens 4,719 51.81% 3,824 41.98% 181 1.99%3573.93% 895 9.83% 9,109 Thurston 21,000 47.67% 21,247 48.23% 1,120 2.55%4941.13% -247 -0.56% 44,056 Wahkiakum 704 41.17% 942 55.09% 32 1.87%301.76% -238 -13.92% 1,710 Walla Walla 10,883 59.15% 7,012 38.11% 328 1.78%1530.83% 3,871 21.04% 18,400 Whatcom 20,007 48.00% 19,739 47.36% 1,393 3.36%3730.90% 268 0.64% 41,679 Whitman 8,168 54.21% 6,197 41.13% 428 2.85%2151.43% 1,971 13.08% 15,068 Yakima 29,478 53.12% 24,223 43.65% 1,086 1.96%6241.13% 5,255 9.47% 55,492Totals777,73250.00%717,32346.11%36,9862.38%23,4931.51%60,4093.89%1,555,534 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Asotin Clark Cowlitz Ferry Jefferson Kitsap Kittitas Klickitat Mason Okanogan Pend Oreille Pierce Skamania Snohomish Thurston Wahkiakum By congressional district Ford won 4 of the state's 7 congressional districts, including 3 which elected Democrats.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 26 May 2026 en 2 November 1976 District Ford Carter RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 54.7% 45.3%Joel PritchardWashington 2 2nd 52.1% 47.9%Lloyd MeedsWashington 3 3rd 48.1% 51.9%Don BonkerWashington 4 4th 54.2% 45.8%Mike McCormackWashington 5 5th 55.6% 44.4%Tom FoleyWashington 6 6th49.5%50.5%Floyd HicksNorm DicksWashington 7 7th 49.8% 50.2%Brock Adams See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state) Notes References Category:1976 Washington (state) elections Washington 1976