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1976 United States presidential election
1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1972 1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota 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 3 153,470 51.66% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic-NPL Georgia Walter Mondale 0 136,078 45.80% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
Ford
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
Carter
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
The 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by the Republican candidate and incumbent President, Gerald Ford, with 51.66% of the popular vote, against the Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, with 45.80% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas January 7, 2017 American Party candidate Thomas Anderson finished highest among third parties; finishing with 1.24% of North Dakota's popular vote.
Despite losing in North Dakota, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1976&minper=0&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas Dave Leip 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Morton County, Walsh County, McLean County, Pierce County, Cavalier County, Emmons County, Dunn County, Foster County, Renville County, Griggs County, and Adams County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
Results
1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Gerald Ford (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 152,470 51.66%
Jimmy Carter North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party 136,078 45.80%
Thomas Anderson American Party (1969) 3,698 1.24%
Eugene McCarthy Independent politician 2,952 0.99%
Lester Maddox American Independent Party 269 0.09%
Roger MacBride Libertarian Party (United States) 256 0.09%
Lyndon LaRouche U.S. Labor #ff6347 142 0.05%
Gus Hall Communist Party USA 85 0.03%
Benjamin Bubar Prohibition Party 63 0.02%
Peter Camejo Socialist Workers Party (US) 43 0.01%
Frank Zeidler Socialist Party USA 38 0.01%
297,094 100%
Results by county
Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2351 ND US President Race, November 02, 1976 Our CampaignsGerald FordRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocratic-NPLThomas AndersonAmericanEugene McCarthyIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams94048.53%95949.51%110.57%231.19%40.21%-19-0.98%1,937Barnes4,01153.75%3,32144.51%450.60%720.96%130.17%6909.24%7,462Benson1,68945.34%1,97352.97%260.70%250.67%120.32%-284-7.63%3,725Billings35151.32%28541.67%273.95%182.63%30.44%669.65%684Bottineau2,63856.13%1,98742.28%260.55%360.77%130.28%65113.85%4,700Bowman1,03351.70%91145.60%241.20%251.25%50.25%1226.10%1,998Burke1,08752.03%89943.03%773.69%211.01%50.24%1889.00%2,089Burleigh13,68058.09%9,18839.02%4131.75%2170.92%510.22%4,49219.07%23,549Cass22,58354.53%17,87943.17%2030.49%5981.44%1480.36%4,70411.36%41,411Cavalier2,04647.58%2,17850.65%491.14%270.63%00.00%-132-3.07%4,300Dickey2,02754.65%1,61243.46%371.00%300.81%30.08%41511.19%3,709Divide88144.54%1,05753.44%140.71%150.76%110.56%-176-8.90%1,978Dunn1,04148.26%1,05148.73%502.32%140.65%10.05%-10-0.47%2,157Eddy89043.33%1,12354.67%221.07%140.68%50.24%-233-11.34%2,054Emmons1,37045.91%1,45948.89%1344.49%140.47%70.23%-89-2.98%2,984Foster1,12048.59%1,14749.76%90.39%251.08%40.17%-27-1.17%2,305Golden Valley63352.40%47939.65%806.62%131.08%30.25%15412.75%1,208Grand Forks13,82052.71%11,54544.03%4151.58%3501.33%880.34%2,2758.68%26,218Grant1,20553.37%95242.16%783.45%180.80%50.22%25311.21%2,258Griggs1,08648.01%1,12249.60%321.41%210.93%10.04%-36-1.59%2,262Hettinger1,13549.30%1,09547.57%451.95%200.87%70.30%401.73%2,302Kidder95447.16%93646.27%1135.59%130.64%70.35%180.89%2,023LaMoure1,73549.04%1,71848.56%481.36%260.73%110.31%170.48%3,538Logan94450.32%80943.12%1015.38%160.85%60.32%1357.20%1,876McHenry2,04349.70%1,99448.50%240.58%431.05%70.17%491.20%4,111McIntosh1,78564.30%91232.85%662.38%60.22%70.25%87331.45%2,776McKenzie1,59553.56%1,33544.83%270.91%120.40%90.30%2608.73%2,978McLean2,72948.17%2,81549.69%661.17%410.72%140.25%-86-1.52%5,665Mercer1,98259.77%1,29839.14%331.00%10.03%20.06%68420.63%3,316Morton4,92147.04%5,24150.10%1981.89%820.78%200.19%-320-3.06%10,462Mountrail1,43038.57%2,18959.03%471.27%340.92%80.22%-759-20.46%3,708Nelson1,33644.31%1,61053.40%351.16%270.90%70.23%-274-9.09%3,015Oliver57550.44%52946.40%201.75%131.14%30.26%464.04%1,140Pembina2,81053.95%2,27443.66%571.09%531.02%150.29%53610.29%5,209Pierce1,39648.35%1,43449.67%321.11%210.73%40.14%-38-1.32%2,887Ramsey3,29350.65%3,09647.62%400.62%530.82%200.31%1973.03%6,502Ransom1,69649.07%1,71549.62%170.49%230.67%50.14%-19-0.55%3,456Renville81243.99%1,00854.60%140.76%90.49%30.16%-196-10.61%1,846Richland4,99151.01%4,59246.93%910.93%940.96%170.17%3994.08%9,785Rolette1,09429.62%2,53168.54%240.65%371.00%70.19%-1,437-38.92%3,693Sargent1,34444.34%1,64454.24%180.59%220.73%30.10%-300-9.90%3,031Sheridan93560.87%56937.04%191.24%100.65%30.20%36623.83%1,536Sioux35432.75%69764.48%151.39%131.20%20.19%-343-31.73%1,081Slope35548.90%34747.80%81.10%121.65%40.55%81.10%726Stark4,37449.93%4,07646.53%1932.20%700.80%470.54%2983.40%8,760Steele83543.35%1,06655.35%100.52%120.62%30.16%-231-12.00%1,926Stutsman5,65352.44%4,88345.30%1151.07%990.92%300.28%7707.14%10,780Towner99344.45%1,21654.43%120.54%100.45%30.13%-223-9.98%2,234Traill2,80053.32%2,35244.79%270.51%561.07%160.30%4488.53%5,251Walsh3,51848.13%3,55548.64%1421.94%791.08%150.21%-37-0.51%7,309Ward12,75156.12%9,48441.74%1760.77%2291.01%810.36%3,26714.38%22,721Wells1,94151.53%1,74246.24%381.01%350.93%110.29%1995.29%3,767Williams4,23048.67%4,18948.19%881.01%730.84%1121.29%410.48%8,692Totals153,47051.66%136,07845.80%3,6981.24%2,9520.99%8960.30%17,3925.86%297,094
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
20em
Adams
Benson
Cavalier
Divide
Dunn
Eddy
Emmons
Foster
Griggs
McLean
Morton
Mountrail
Nelson
Pierce
Ransom
Renville
Sargent
Sioux
Steele
Towner
Walsh
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
References
North Dakota
1976
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