1976 United States presidential election in Alaska

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska 1980 November 2, 1976 x160px 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 71,555 57.90% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 44,058 35.65% Roger MacBride.jpg Roger MacBride Libertarian Party (United States) Vermont David Bergland 0 6,785 5.49% 400px Borough and census area results, estimated 400px Borough and census area results (historical, estimated) 400px State House district results 2 Ford #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) with 57.9% of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) with 35.7%. Carter ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Ford and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson. With 57.9% of the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Ford's fifth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1976&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1976 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska, which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1976election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 Clerk.house.gov 2013-09-03https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=2&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska 2013-04-14 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Results 1976 United States presidential election in AlaskaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 71,555 57.90% 3 Democratic Jimmy Carter 44,058 35.65% 0 Libertarian Roger MacBride 6,785 5.49% 0 N/A Write-in 1,176 0.95% 0 Totals 123,574 100.00% 3 Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic Northwest Arctic Borough Yakutat Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican Wade Hampton Census Area See also United States presidential elections in Alaska References Category:1976 Alaska elections Alaska 1976