1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses Iowa presidential 1972 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 1972 January 19, 1976 1980 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 1980 x150px x150px|link=|alt= Uncommitted 000000 N/A 1,070 14,508 37.2% Jimmy Carter Portrait by Bernard Gotfryd (cropped 2).jpg Jimmy Carter E35e5e Georgia 940 10,764 27.6% File:Birch bayh.jpg Birch Bayh 4997d0 Indiana 257 5,148 13.2% File:Fred Harris Color.jpg Fred R. Harris 73638c Oklahoma 173 3,861 9.9% File:Representative_Mo_Udall_Listens_(cropped).png Mo Udall e4df4a Arizona 88 2,340 6.0% File:Sargent Shriver 1961 (cropped 3x4).jpg Sargent Shriver 7e4621 Maryland 32 1,287 3.3% 275px Results by Congressional DistrictUnpledged: #E6E6E6 30-40% #D9D9D9 40-50% #BDBDBD 50-60%Carter: #fbdddc 30-40% Democratic nominee George McGovern Jimmy Carter The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged. Candidates Birch Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia Fred R. Harris, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington Sargent Shriver, former U.S. Ambassador to France Mo Udall, U.S. Representative for AZ 2 Results 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucusesIA US President - D Caucuses Race - Jan 19, 1976 Our Campaigns December 2, 2021 February 23, 2022 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29886CandidateState DelegatesPopular votePercentageDelegatesCAUCUS RESULTS - Iowa Publications Online August 28, 2022 http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/elections/10-5.pdfThe delegates given below are rough estimates and based on the strength shown at the caucuses Uncommitted 1,070 14,508 37.16% 18 Jimmy Carter 940 10,764 27.57% 13 Birch Bayh 257 5,148 13.19% 6 Fred R. Harris 173 3,861 9.89% 5 Mo Udall 88 2,340 5.99% 3 Sargent Shriver 32 1,287 3.30% 2 Henry M. Jackson 0 429 1.10% 0 Other 0 702 1.80% 0 2,560 39,039 100.00% 47 Uncommitted won 14,508 votes (37%) and Carter 10,764 votes (27%). Birch Bayh, a Senator from Indiana got 5,148 (13%). Udall dropped to 5th place with only 6%, behind Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma, which led to Harris coining the term "winnowed in" to refer to his surprisingly-strong showing.Jules Witcover, No Way to Pick A President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections, 2001, p.166George C. Edwards, John Howard Kessel, Bert A. Rockman, Researching the presidency: vital questions, new approaches, 1993, p.60http://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCom/?20040129-0 The Green Papers: Commentaryhttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCom/?20080201-0 The Green Papers: Commentary References Notes Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 1976