1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia November 2, 1976 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1972 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1980 presidential West Virginia 69.2% (of registered voters) 57.1% (of voting age population)West Virginia Blue Book - 1993 - Page 723 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1993.pdf West Virginia Legislature x200px Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) 435,914 58.07% 6 Gerald Ford, second official portrait of the President of the United States, February 1976 (HQ) (cropped closer).jpg Gerald Ford Bob Dole 0 Republican Party (United States) 314,760 41.93% 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Carter #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Ford #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% The 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1976, in West Virginia as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. The two major party candidates, Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter were the only candidates to appear on the state's ballot. Carter won the state of West Virginia with 58.07 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 6 electoral votes.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=54&year=1976 1976 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia June 11, 2016 He had a 16.14 point margin over the incumbent President Ford. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Putnam County, Mineral County, and Hampshire County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 337 0786422173 Results 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia1976 General Election — Official Election Returns https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1976/1976%20General%20Election%20-%20Official%20Election%20Returns.pdf West Virginia Secretary of State 23 February 2022 Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 435,914 58.07% Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 314,760 41.93% 750,674 100.00% Results by county CountyJimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanMarginTotal votescast # % # % # %Barbour3,64752.99%3,23547.01%4125.98%6,882Berkeley8,21647.90%8,93552.10%-719-4.20%17,151Boone8,52873.52%3,07226.48% 5,45647.04%11,600Braxton4,01267.71%1,91332.29% 2,09935.42%5,925Brooke8,19763.11%4,79236.89% 3,40526.22%12,989Cabell20,81151.44%19,64448.56%1,1672.88%40,455Calhoun2,17362.88%1,28337.12% 89025.76%3,456Clay2,66267.49%1,28232.51% 1,38034.98%3,944Doddridge1,24540.83%1,80459.17%-559-18.34%3,049Fayette15,49673.95%5,45926.05% 10,03747.90%20,955Gilmer2,24562.09%1,37137.91% 87424.18%3,616Grant1,32330.77%2,97669.23%-1,653-38.46%4,299Greenbrier8,29158.58%5,86241.42% 2,42917.16%14,153Hampshire3,10459.68%2,09740.32%1,00719.36%5,201Hancock10,62761.08%6,77138.92% 3,85622.16%17,398Hardy2,99361.70%1,85838.30% 1,13523.40%4,851Harrison21,46758.59%15,17241.41% 6,29517.18%36,639Jackson5,33449.88%5,36050.12%-26-0.24%10,694Jefferson5,16657.21%3,86442.79% 1,30214.42%9,030Kanawha53,60255.94%42,21344.06% 11,38911.88%95,815Lewis3,96051.46%3,73648.54%2242.92%7,696Lincoln5,26063.70%2,99736.30% 2,26327.40%8,257Logan13,12276.54%4,02123.46% 9,10153.08%17,143Marion17,80063.14%10,39136.86% 7,40926.28%28,191Marshall8,64156.31%6,70543.69% 1,93612.62%15,346Mason6,76956.53%5,20543.47% 1,56413.06%11,974McDowell10,55771.99%4,10728.01% 6,45043.98%14,664Mercer14,76157.77%10,79142.23%3,97015.54%25,552Mineral5,89853.48%5,13046.52%7686.96%11,028Mingo8,65574.20%3,01025.80% 5,64548.40%11,665Monongalia16,16357.75%11,82742.25% 4,33615.50%27,990Monroe3,29754.52%2,75045.48%5479.04%6,047Morgan1,92944.88%2,36955.12%-440-10.24%4,298Nicholas6,23564.30%3,46235.70% 2,77328.60%9,697Ohio11,81748.64%12,47651.36%-659-2.72%24,293Pendleton2,10457.52%1,55442.48% 55015.04%3,658Pleasants1,69951.38%1,60848.62%912.76%3,307Pocahontas2,33057.25%1,74042.75% 59014.50%4,070Preston5,59549.45%5,71950.55%-124-1.10%11,314Putnam8,22656.50%6,33443.50% 1,89213.00%14,560Raleigh19,76865.02%10,63734.98% 9,13130.04%30,405Randolph7,26560.11%4,82239.89% 2,44320.22%12,087Ritchie1,94140.31%2,87459.69%-933-19.38%4,815Roane3,51952.25%3,21647.75%3034.50%6,735Summers3,94363.63%2,25436.37% 1,68927.26%6,197Taylor3,90557.46%2,89142.54% 1,01414.92%6,796Tucker2,32362.46%1,39637.54% 92724.92%3,719Tyler1,81741.95%2,51458.05%-697-16.10%4,331Upshur3,51342.32%4,78957.68%-1,276-15.36%8,302Wayne9,95862.37%6,00937.63% 3,94924.74%15,967Webster2,93175.12%97124.88%1,96050.24%3,902Wetzel5,04257.07%3,79342.93%1,24914.14%8,835Wirt1,18253.41%1,03146.59%1516.82%2,213Wood17,07548.16%18,38251.84%-1,307-3.69%35,457Wyoming7,77564.46%4,28635.54%3,48928.92%12,061Totals435,91458.07%314,76041.93%121,15416.14%750,674 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 16em Boone Braxton Brooke Cabell Clay Fayette Hancock Hampshire Hardy Lewis Lincoln Marion Mason McDowell Mingo Mercer Mineral Monroe Pleasants Putnam Roane Webster Wyoming Wirt Barbour Calhoun Gilmer Greenbrier Harrison Jefferson Kanawha Marshall Monongalia Nicholas Pendleton Pocahontas Raleigh Randolph Summers Taylor Tucker Wayne Wetzel By congressional district Carter won all 4 of the state's congressional districts.1976 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 28 May 2026 en 2 November 1976 District Carter Ford RepresentativeWest Virginia 1 1st 55.5% 44.5%Bob MollohanWest Virginia 2 2nd 55.5% 44.5%Harley Orrin StaggersWest Virginia 3 3rd 57.8% 42.2%John M. Slack Jr.West Virginia 4 4th62.8%37.2%Ken HechlerNick Rahall References West Virginia 1976 Category:1976 West Virginia elections