1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1980 November 2, 1976 x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 10 825,879 55.94% 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 0 633,969 42.94% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Carter #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Ford #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 2, 1976. The Democratic Party candidate, former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter won the state of Tennessee with 56% of the vote against Republican Party candidate, President Gerald Ford,http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=47&year=1976 1976 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee May 10, 2016 carrying the state's 10 electoral votes. As of the 2024 presidential election, this was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won more than 50% of the vote in Tennessee or carried the state by a double-digit margin. This was also the last presidential election until 2020 that the Democratic nominee won over 60% of the vote in Davidson County, home to Nashville. This is also the last election in which Williamson County, Sullivan County, Madison County, Hamblen County, Cumberland County, McMinn County, Loudon County, Monroe County, Rhea County, and Chester 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 In addition, despite landslide victories statewide in previous elections, this would be the first time Wayne County would vote for the Republican nominee by less than 16 points since Samuel J. Tilden's victory in the county, as well as the closest any Democratic candidate running for president would get to winning there since Reconstruction. Background From 1966 to 1972, the Republicans won Tennessee in the presidential elections, both of the state's seats in the United States Senate, the governorship, and increased its membership in the U.S. House to four of the state's nine seats. However, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ray Blanton won in the 1974 election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 201-202 Campaign Carter won Tennessee and the Democratic nominee won in the concurrent senatorial election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 202 Among white voters, 51% supported Carter while 48% supported Ford.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Primary elections Democratic primary Jimmy Carter easily won Tennessee in the 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Republican primary Gerald Ford narrowly won the popular vote in the 1976 Tennessee Republican presidential primary, but Ronald Reagan won the majority of Tennessee's delegates. May 27, 1976 LOSER REAGAN WINS DELEGATE MAJORITY https://www.newspapers.com/image/111694444/ March 16, 2024 The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee English Results Jimmy Carter Democratic 825,879 55.94% 10 Georgia Walter Mondale Minnesota Gerald Ford (incumbent) Republican 633,969 42.94% 0 Michigan Bob Dole Kansas Thomas J. Anderson Independent 5,769 0.39% 0 Tennessee Rufus Shackelford Florida Eugene McCarthy Independent 5,004 0.34% 0 Minnesota — — Lester Maddox Independent 2,303 0.16% 0 Georgia William Dyke Wisconsin Roger MacBride Independent 1,375 0.09% 0 Virginia David Bergland California Gus Hall Independent 547 0.04% 0 New York Jarvis Tyner New York Lyndon LaRouche Independent 512 0.03% 0 New York R. Wayne Evans Michigan Benjamin Bubar Independent 442 0.03% 0 Maine Earl Dodge Colorado Ernest Miller Independent 316 0.02% 0 — Roy Eddy — Write-ins — 230 0.02% 0 — — — |} Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; TN US President Race, November 02, 1976Jimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanThomas AndersonIndependentEugene McCarthyIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Anderson13,45555.50%10,49443.29%600.25%1500.62%830.34%2,96112.21%24,242Bedford7,22869.79%3,02329.19%410.40%260.25%390.38%4,20540.60%10,357Benton4,08870.41%1,67828.90%210.36%90.16%100.17%2,41041.51%5,806Bledsoe1,75751.66%1,62047.63%90.26%70.21%80.24%1374.03%3,401Blount12,09646.10%13,85152.79%710.27%920.35%1300.50%-1,755-6.69%26,240Bradley8,77648.62%9,13650.61%280.16%420.23%690.38%-360-1.99%18,051Campbell5,20654.47%4,27744.75%290.30%150.16%300.31%9299.72%9,557Cannon2,46372.46%90826.71%150.44%50.15%80.24%1,55545.75%3,399Carroll5,58157.41%4,03141.47%480.49%190.20%420.43%1,55015.94%9,721Carter7,44345.08%8,93454.11%270.16%580.35%480.29%-1,491-9.03%16,510Cheatham4,22574.59%1,37624.29%300.53%100.18%230.41%2,84950.30%5,664Chester2,53256.05%1,94943.15%140.31%20.04%200.44%58312.90%4,517Claiborne3,46151.33%3,22747.86%190.28%150.22%210.31%2343.47%6,743Clay1,67162.40%98236.67%140.52%50.19%60.22%68925.73%2,678Cocke3,14138.22%5,00460.88%220.27%220.27%300.37%-1,863-22.66%8,219Coffee8,01766.78%3,84832.05%480.40%550.46%370.31%4,16934.73%12,005Crockett2,96363.08%1,69436.07%150.32%80.17%170.36%1,26927.01%4,697Cumberland4,54351.84%4,11947.00%420.48%220.25%370.42%4244.84%8,763Davidson99,00761.27%60,66237.54%5290.33%7850.49%6150.38%38,34523.73%161,598DeKalb2,43259.09%1,63739.77%150.36%120.29%200.49%79519.32%4,116Decatur3,22268.52%1,44330.69%90.19%140.30%140.30%1,77937.83%4,702Dickson6,55173.43%2,28525.61%320.36%150.17%390.44%4,26647.82%8,922Dyer5,93756.66%4,39141.91%560.53%150.14%790.75%1,54614.75%10,478Fayette3,85363.79%2,13335.31%190.31%110.18%240.40%1,72028.48%6,040Fentress1,95351.97%1,76747.02%110.29%120.32%150.40%1864.95%3,758Franklin6,78871.27%2,61927.50%270.28%370.39%530.56%4,16943.77%9,524Gibson10,35664.60%5,56334.70%420.26%300.19%400.25%4,79329.90%16,031Giles5,22572.09%1,95226.93%220.30%250.34%240.33%3,27345.16%7,248Grainger2,01841.50%2,80557.68%120.25%100.21%180.37%-787-16.18%4,863Greene7,07044.52%8,66454.56%530.33%500.31%430.27%-1,594-10.04%15,880Grundy2,85076.59%85022.84%120.32%20.05%70.19%2,00053.75%3,721Hamblen7,50451.30%6,98947.78%490.33%350.24%510.35%5153.52%14,628Hamilton45,34848.03%47,96950.80%3060.32%3040.32%4940.52%-2,621-2.77%94,421Hancock76436.56%1,30962.63%70.33%10.05%90.43%-545-26.07%2,090Hardeman3,93462.74%2,25435.95%250.40%130.21%440.70%1,68026.79%6,270Hardin3,43850.18%3,36249.07%90.13%130.19%300.44%761.11%6,852Hawkins5,93147.78%6,40751.62%240.19%150.12%350.28%-476-3.84%12,412Haywood3,68165.02%1,95234.48%130.23%50.09%100.18%1,72930.54%5,661Henderson3,36644.37%4,15254.73%200.26%130.17%350.46%-786-10.36%7,586Henry7,16272.48%2,58526.16%870.88%170.17%300.30%4,57746.32%9,881Hickman3,59074.99%1,15424.11%280.58%80.17%70.15%2,43650.88%4,787Houston1,99081.99%40716.77%100.41%80.33%120.49%1,58365.22%2,427Humphreys4,02174.28%1,33824.72%250.46%160.30%130.24%2,68349.56%5,413Jackson2,95982.91%59116.56%40.11%90.25%60.17%2,36866.35%3,569Jefferson3,99541.89%5,45957.23%260.27%260.27%320.34%-1,464-15.34%9,538Johnson1,46432.69%2,98666.68%110.25%60.13%110.25%-1,522-33.99%4,478Knox53,03448.03%56,01350.73%3670.33%6000.54%3950.36%-2,979-2.70%110,409Lake1,93375.83%59123.19%60.24%40.16%150.59%1,34252.64%2,549Lauderdale4,74769.03%2,10530.61%150.22%40.06%60.09%2,64238.42%6,877Lawrence7,14058.57%4,96740.75%330.27%240.20%260.21%2,17317.82%12,190Lewis2,39178.75%61720.32%110.36%80.26%90.30%1,77458.43%3,036Lincoln5,73276.24%1,72422.93%310.41%140.19%170.23%4,00853.31%7,518Loudon4,68350.72%4,45848.28%360.39%160.17%400.43%2252.44%9,233Macon1,95148.16%2,06350.93%210.52%90.22%70.17%-112-2.77%4,051Madison12,98952.67%11,36446.08%1190.48%640.26%1230.50%1,6256.59%24,659Marion4,61560.39%2,96538.80%160.21%80.10%380.50%1,65021.59%7,642Marshall4,45771.78%1,67426.96%530.85%90.14%160.26%2,78344.82%6,209Maury8,74761.32%5,32737.34%910.64%410.29%590.41%3,42023.98%14,265McMinn7,02051.12%6,63848.34%170.12%210.15%360.26%3822.78%13,732McNairy4,29355.49%3,38843.80%170.22%60.08%320.41%90511.69%7,736Meigs1,25455.93%97543.49%10.04%60.27%60.27%27912.44%2,242Monroe5,36849.91%5,33549.60%140.13%100.09%290.27%330.31%10,756Montgomery12,31066.73%5,92332.11%660.36%700.38%790.43%6,38734.62%18,448Moore1,10176.04%33122.86%70.48%20.14%70.48%77053.18%1,448Morgan2,95359.79%1,94939.46%150.30%110.22%110.22%1,00420.33%4,939Obion7,20469.81%2,98628.93%670.65%190.18%440.43%4,21840.88%10,320Overton3,89777.21%1,11522.09%120.24%20.04%210.42%2,78255.12%5,047Perry1,66075.42%52023.63%60.27%60.27%90.41%1,14051.79%2,201Pickett94848.77%98650.72%20.10%30.15%50.26%-38-1.95%1,944Polk3,28463.71%1,83535.60%140.27%90.17%130.25%1,44928.11%5,155Putnam8,48566.77%4,07932.10%340.27%600.47%500.39%4,40634.67%12,708Rhea3,73551.58%3,44947.63%190.26%110.15%270.37%2863.95%7,241Roane9,21655.89%7,12143.18%480.29%510.31%550.33%2,09512.71%16,491Robertson7,54774.62%2,50524.77%360.36%150.15%110.11%5,04249.85%10,114Rutherford14,85464.35%7,92134.32%950.41%1070.46%1050.45%6,93330.03%23,082Scott2,26047.78%2,43251.42%130.27%140.30%110.23%-172-3.64%4,730Sequatchie1,73360.98%1,06537.47%220.77%70.25%150.53%66823.51%2,842Sevier3,99333.80%7,60864.40%1020.86%490.41%620.52%-3,615-30.60%11,814Shelby147,89352.89%128,64646.01%6520.23%1,0860.39%1,3240.47%19,2476.88%279,601Smith3,75373.07%1,33225.93%280.55%70.14%160.31%2,42147.14%5,136Stewart2,44282.17%51017.16%40.13%50.17%110.37%1,93265.01%2,972Sullivan23,35349.94%22,08747.23%1,0032.14%1640.35%1550.33%1,2662.71%46,762Sumner13,84862.91%7,94636.10%1020.46%610.28%550.25%5,90226.81%22,012Tipton5,66762.47%3,32936.70%310.34%190.21%260.29%2,33825.77%9,072Trousdale1,38580.24%33219.24%30.17%20.12%40.23%1,05361.00%1,726Unicoi2,52643.69%3,21155.53%150.26%160.28%140.24%-685-11.84%5,782Union1,63147.18%1,80152.10%60.17%100.29%90.26%-170-4.92%3,457Van Buren1,08575.24%34623.99%30.21%20.14%60.42%73951.25%1,442Warren6,66673.13%2,36425.94%270.30%220.24%360.39%4,30247.19%9,115Washington13,95148.05%14,77050.87%840.29%1140.39%1130.39%-819-2.82%29,032Wayne1,89141.92%2,59757.57%100.22%80.18%50.11%-706-15.65%4,511Weakley6,60568.12%2,87529.65%1731.78%230.24%200.21%3,73038.47%9,696White3,87472.90%1,38226.01%310.58%190.36%80.15%2,49246.89%5,314Williamson8,18350.31%7,88048.44%1140.70%540.33%350.22%3031.87%16,266Wilson10,53768.59%4,69630.57%520.34%480.31%290.19%5,84138.02%15,362Totals825,87955.94%633,96942.94%5,7690.39%5,0040.34%5,7250.39%191,91013.00%1,476,346 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 16em Anderson Bedford Benton Bledsoe Campbell Cannon Carroll Cheatham Chester Claiborne Clay Coffee Crockett Cumberland Davidson Decatur DeKalb Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Franklin Gibson Giles Grundy Hamblen Hardeman Hardin Haywood Henry Hickman Humphreys Lake Lauderdale Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Loudon Madison Marion Marshall Maury McMinn McNairy Meigs Monroe Montgomery Moore Morgan Morgan Obion Overton Polk Putnam Rhea Roane Robertson Rutherford Sequatchie Shelby Smith Sullivan Sumner Tipton Trousdale Van Buren Warren Weakley White Williamson Wilson Results by congressional district In Tennessee Jimmy Carter won 6 out of the 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a republican, while Ford won the other two.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 2025-05-19 U.S. Presidential Election Results by Congressional District Western Washington University DistrictCarterFordRepresentative1st 46.4% 53.6%Jimmy Quillen2nd 49.2% 50.8%John Duncan Sr.3rd 52.0% 48.0%Marilyn Lloyd4th 68.0% 32.0%Al Gore5th 63.2% 36.8%Clifford Allen6th 52.6% 47.4%Robin Beard7th 57.7% 42.3%Ed Jones8th 64.9% 35.1%Harold Ford Sr. References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Category:1976 Tennessee elections Tennessee 1976