1976 United States presidential election in Kansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 1972 United States presidential election in Kansas 1972 1980 United States presidential election in Kansas 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 7 502,752 52.49% Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 430,421 44.94% File:1976 United States presidential election in Kansas results map by county.svg 310px County results Ford #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% Carter #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% President Gerald Ford Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49 percent of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94 percent of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1976&fips=20&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1976 Presidential General Election Results — Kansas January 7, 2017 None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38 percent of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third in the state. This was the only occasion between 1964 and 1988 that the Democrats won any Kansas county except Wyandotte. Ford's running mate was Bob Dole, Kansas' junior U.S. senator since 1969. Dole, a native of Russell, was previously the U.S. representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district from 1963 to 1968 after representing the defunct 6th district for one term. Despite losing in Kansas, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Anderson, Butler, Cloud, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Hodgeman, Kingman, Ness, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Rush, Stafford, Sumner, and Wichita.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 Kansas Gerald Ford (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 502,752 52.49% Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 430,421 44.94% Eugene McCarthy Independent (politician) 13,185 1.38% Thomas Anderson American Party (1969) 4,724 0.49% Roger MacBride Libertarian Party (United States) 3,242 0.34% Lester Maddox Conservative Party (United States) 2,118 0.22% Benjamin Bubar Prohibition Party 1,403 0.15% 957,845 100.00% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2333 KS US President Race, November 02, 1976 Gerald FordRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic Eugene McCarthyIndependent Thomas AndersonAmerican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Allen 3,269 53.23% 2,746 44.72% 67 1.09% 25 0.41% 34 0.55% 523 8.51% 6,141 Anderson 1,872 48.70% 1,886 49.06% 51 1.33% 17 0.44% 18 0.47% -14 -0.36% 3,844 Atchison 4,030 48.30% 4,108 49.23% 142 1.70% 35 0.42% 29 0.35% -78 -0.93% 8,344 Barber 1,568 50.43% 1,494 48.05% 27 0.87% 8 0.26% 12 0.39% 74 2.38% 3,109 Barton 7,311 55.63% 5,497 41.83% 174 1.32% 84 0.64% 76 0.58% 1,814 13.80% 13,142 Bourbon 3,589 51.80% 3,237 46.72% 44 0.64% 28 0.40% 31 0.45% 352 5.08% 6,929 Brown 3,407 64.96% 1,745 33.27% 51 0.97% 17 0.32% 25 0.48% 1,662 31.69% 5,245 Butler 8,390 48.45% 8,540 49.32% 173 1.00% 107 0.62% 106 0.61% -150 -0.87% 17,316 Chase 922 57.59% 643 40.16% 18 1.12% 10 0.62% 8 0.50% 279 17.43% 1,601 Chautauqua 1,159 55.77% 866 41.67% 27 1.30% 17 0.82% 9 0.43% 293 14.10% 2,078 Cherokee 3,957 42.93% 5,154 55.91% 55 0.60% 18 0.20% 34 0.37% -1,197 -12.98% 9,218 Cheyenne 1,008 55.84% 758 41.99% 19 1.05% 10 0.55% 10 0.55% 250 13.85% 1,805 Clark 761 51.80% 680 46.29% 13 0.88% 9 0.61% 6 0.41% 81 5.51% 1,469 Clay 3,085 63.85% 1,610 33.32% 57 1.18% 20 0.41% 60 1.24% 1,475 30.53% 4,832 Cloud 2,954 48.74% 2,976 49.10% 55 0.91% 18 0.30% 58 0.96% -22 -0.36% 6,061 Coffey 2,145 56.70% 1,549 40.95% 48 1.27% 23 0.61% 18 0.48% 596 15.75% 3,783 Comanche 719 52.71% 630 46.19% 8 0.59% 1 0.07% 6 0.44% 89 6.52% 1,364 Cowley 7,513 50.32% 7,095 47.52% 152 1.02% 76 0.51% 95 0.64% 418 2.80% 14,931 Crawford 7,225 43.78% 9,021 54.66% 133 0.81% 37 0.22% 88 0.53% -1,796 -10.88% 16,504 Decatur 1,232 52.74% 1,011 43.28% 36 1.54% 32 1.37% 25 1.07% 221 9.46% 2,336 Dickinson 4,759 55.23% 3,672 42.61% 103 1.20% 38 0.44% 45 0.52% 1,087 12.62% 8,617 Doniphan 2,469 62.21% 1,428 35.98% 29 0.73% 12 0.30% 31 0.78% 1,041 26.23% 3,969 Douglas 14,277 51.28% 11,922 42.82% 1,358 4.88% 115 0.41% 170 0.61% 2,355 8.46% 27,842 Edwards 1,001 42.47% 1,304 55.32% 26 1.25% 9 0.43% 17 0.81% -303 -12.85% 2,357 Elk 1,087 54.84% 865 43.64% 12 0.61% 6 0.30% 12 0.61% 222 11.20% 1,982 Ellis 4,719 41.98% 6,280 55.87% 157 1.40% 38 0.34% 46 0.41% -1,561 -13.89% 11,240 Ellsworth 1,618 49.85% 1,573 48.46% 28 0.86% 14 0.43% 13 0.40% 45 1.39% 3,246 Finney 3,711 48.40% 3,813 49.73% 68 0.89% 37 0.48% 38 0.50% -102 -1.33% 7,667 Ford 4,679 47.61% 4,934 50.21% 114 1.16% 29 0.30% 71 0.72% -255 -2.60% 9,827 Franklin 4,760 55.49% 3,607 42.05% 120 1.40% 33 0.38% 58 0.68% 1,153 13.44% 8,578 Geary 3,230 52.13% 2,843 45.88% 61 0.98% 15 0.24% 47 0.76% 387 6.25% 6,196 Gove 860 48.95% 848 48.26% 33 1.88% 4 0.23% 12 0.68% 12 0.69% 1,757 Graham 1,112 53.26% 936 44.83% 22 1.05% 4 0.19% 14 0.67% 176 8.43% 2,088 Grant 1,226 50.62% 1,151 47.52% 21 0.87% 7 0.29% 17 0.70% 75 3.10% 2,422 Gray 837 42.08% 1,111 55.86% 23 1.16% 5 0.25% 13 0.65% -274 -13.78% 1,989 Greeley 389 43.42% 479 53.46% 14 1.56% 5 0.56% 9 1.00% -90 -10.04% 896 Greenwood 2,319 55.96% 1,737 41.92% 23 0.56% 44 1.06% 21 0.51% 582 14.04% 4,144 Hamilton 560 41.70% 746 55.55% 8 0.60% 20 1.49% 9 0.67% -186 -13.85% 1,343 Harper 1,777 50.00% 1,681 47.30% 29 0.82% 35 0.98% 32 0.90% 96 2.70% 3,554 Harvey 6,624 51.00% 6,003 46.22% 173 1.33% 92 0.71% 95 0.73% 621 4.78% 12,987 Haskell 761 51.98% 676 46.17% 13 0.89% 4 0.27% 10 0.68% 85 5.81% 1,464 Hodgeman 576 43.80% 697 53.00% 24 1.83% 7 0.53% 11 0.84% -121 -9.20% 1,315 Jackson 2,725 54.85% 2,129 42.85% 48 0.97% 30 0.60% 36 0.72% 596 12.00% 4,968 Jefferson 3,225 55.12% 2,470 42.22% 84 1.44% 40 0.68% 32 0.55% 755 12.90% 5,851 Jewell 1,592 57.47% 1,111 40.11% 29 1.05% 11 0.40% 27 0.97% 481 17.36% 2,770 Johnson 75,798 66.41% 35,605 31.19% 1,740 1.52% 364 0.32% 635 0.56% 40,193 35.22% 114,142 Kearny 674 48.95% 658 47.79% 22 1.60% 10 0.73% 13 0.94% 16 1.16% 1,377 Kingman 1,839 44.93% 2,142 52.33% 69 1.69% 16 0.39% 27 0.66% -303 -7.40% 4,093 Kiowa 1,180 59.48% 764 38.51% 19 0.96% 6 0.30% 15 0.76% 416 20.97% 1,984 Labette 4,640 45.59% 5,294 52.02% 127 1.25% 59 0.58% 57 0.56% -654 -6.43% 10,177 Lane 651 48.91% 646 48.53% 12 0.90% 8 0.60% 14 1.05% 5 0.38% 1,331 Leavenworth 8,407 50.11% 8,022 47.81% 212 1.26% 70 0.42% 67 0.40% 385 2.30% 16,778 Lincoln 1,225 54.52% 985 43.84% 23 1.02% 3 0.13% 11 0.49% 240 10.68% 2,247 Linn 1,873 52.00% 1,681 46.67% 23 0.64% 7 0.19% 18 0.50% 192 5.33% 3,602 Logan 957 56.39% 694 40.90% 15 0.88% 20 1.18% 11 0.65% 263 15.49% 1,697 Lyon 7,062 52.59% 5,634 41.96% 232 1.73% 446 3.32% 54 0.40% 1,428 10.63% 13,428 Marion 3,226 50.72% 3,004 47.23% 71 1.12% 16 0.25% 43 0.68% 222 3.49% 6,360 Marshall 6,187 52.17% 5,366 45.24% 158 1.33% 44 0.37% 105 0.89% 821 6.93% 11,860 McPherson 3,519 57.31% 2,483 40.44% 63 1.03% 31 0.50% 44 0.72% 1,036 16.87% 6,140 Meade 1,109 51.53% 983 45.68% 20 0.93% 10 0.46% 30 1.39% 126 5.85% 2,152 Miami 3,999 48.67% 4,000 48.69% 125 1.52% 45 0.55% 47 0.57% -1 -0.02% 8,216 Mitchell 2,095 53.99% 1,700 43.81% 51 1.31% 14 0.36% 20 0.52% 395 10.18% 3,880 Montgomery 8,864 54.08% 7,157 43.66% 122 0.74% 161 0.98% 87 0.53% 1,707 10.42% 16,391 Morris 1,698 54.74% 1,337 43.10% 32 1.03% 15 0.48% 20 0.64% 361 11.64% 3,102 Morton 738 48.91% 735 48.71% 20 1.33% 5 0.33% 11 0.73% 3 0.20% 1,509 Nemaha 2,759 50.71% 2,586 47.53% 63 1.16% 13 0.24% 20 0.37% 173 3.18% 5,441 Neosho 4,038 50.32% 3,842 47.88% 79 0.98% 38 0.47% 27 0.34% 196 2.44% 8,024 Ness 1,016 46.52% 1,106 50.64% 28 1.28% 13 0.60% 21 0.96% -90 -4.12% 2,184 Norton 2,201 60.55% 1,337 36.78% 44 1.21% 26 0.72% 27 0.74% 864 23.77% 3,635 Osage 2,945 50.53% 2,755 47.27% 61 1.04% 31 0.53% 36 0.62% 190 3.26% 5,828 Osborne 1,574 55.42% 1,190 41.90% 28 0.99% 17 0.60% 31 1.09% 384 13.52% 2,840 Ottawa 1,629 52.86% 1,393 45.20% 37 1.20% 6 0.19% 17 0.55% 236 7.66% 3,082 Pawnee 1,692 45.11% 1,959 52.23% 47 1.25% 12 0.32% 41 1.09% -267 -7.12% 3,751 Phillips 2,317 63.05% 1,264 34.39% 48 1.31% 28 0.76% 18 0.49% 1,053 28.66% 3,675 Pottawatomie 3,483 59.06% 2,316 39.27% 59 1.00% 17 0.29% 22 0.37% 1,167 19.79% 5,897 Pratt 2,427 50.04% 2,307 47.57% 61 1.26% 11 0.23% 44 0.91% 120 2.47% 4,850 Rawlins 1,148 53.87% 903 42.37% 42 1.97% 22 1.03% 16 0.75% 245 11.50% 2,131 Reno 11,212 42.29% 14,620 55.14% 333 1.26% 107 0.40% 240 0.91% -3,408 -12.85% 26,512 Republic 2,294 57.44% 1,617 40.49% 47 1.18% 13 0.33% 23 0.58% 677 16.95% 3,994 Rice 2,584 44.82% 3,056 53.01% 64 1.11% 19 0.33% 42 0.73% -472 -8.19% 5,765 Riley 9,518 57.45% 6,540 39.47% 394 2.38% 34 0.21% 82 0.49% 2,978 17.98% 16,568 Rooks 1,664 53.04% 1,412 45.01% 33 1.05% 11 0.35% 17 0.54% 252 8.03% 3,137 Rush 1,170 45.33% 1,359 52.65% 31 1.20% 6 0.23% 15 0.58% -189 -7.32% 2,581 Russell 3,165 67.79% 1,453 31.12% 32 0.69% 9 0.19% 10 0.21% 1,712 36.67% 4,669 Saline 11,218 55.79% 8,476 42.15% 271 1.35% 59 0.29% 83 0.41% 2,742 13.64% 20,107 Scott 1,195 54.74% 919 42.10% 39 1.79% 16 0.73% 14 0.64% 276 12.64% 2,183 Sedgwick 69,828 50.74% 63,989 46.49% 1,616 1.17% 723 0.53% 1,473 1.07% 5,839 4.25% 137,629 Seward 3,604 64.19% 1,907 33.96% 59 1.05% 11 0.20% 34 0.61% 1,697 30.23% 5,615 Shawnee 37,101 55.07% 28,578 42.42% 995 1.48% 288 0.43% 408 0.61% 8,523 12.65% 67,370 Sheridan 838 49.15% 793 46.51% 48 2.82% 11 0.65% 15 0.88% 45 2.64% 1,705 Sherman 1,671 50.15% 1,573 47.21% 55 1.65% 17 0.51% 16 0.48% 98 2.94% 3,332 Smith 2,009 58.47% 1,333 38.80% 47 1.37% 24 0.70% 23 0.67% 676 19.67% 3,436 Stafford 1,430 45.22% 1,659 52.47% 32 1.01% 7 0.22% 34 1.08% -229 -7.25% 3,162 Stanton 510 49.04% 489 47.02% 14 1.35% 14 1.35% 13 1.25% 21 2.02% 1,040 Stevens 1,262 57.23% 901 40.86% 24 1.09% 10 0.45% 8 0.36% 361 16.37% 2,205 Sumner 4,645 44.92% 5,385 52.08% 138 1.33% 87 0.84% 85 0.82% -740 -7.16% 10,340 Thomas 2,246 53.94% 1,802 43.28% 60 1.44% 26 0.62% 30 0.72% 444 10.66% 4,164 Trego 1,025 49.56% 1,003 48.50% 25 1.21% 8 0.39% 7 0.34% 22 1.06% 2,068 Wabaunsee 1,921 57.58% 1,354 40.59% 32 0.96% 17 0.51% 12 0.36% 567 16.99% 3,336 Wallace 600 52.77% 486 42.74% 32 2.81% 8 0.70% 11 0.97% 114 10.03% 1,137 Washington 2,543 60.36% 1,564 37.12% 63 1.50% 10 0.24% 33 0.78% 979 23.24% 4,213 Wichita 593 47.90% 614 49.60% 12 0.97% 8 0.65% 11 0.89% -21 -1.70% 1,238 Wilson 2,682 55.67% 2,047 42.49% 46 0.95% 26 0.54% 17 0.35% 635 13.18% 4,818 Woodson 1,104 54.09% 904 44.29% 17 0.83% 7 0.34% 9 0.44% 200 9.80% 2,041 Wyandotte 23,141 36.99% 37,478 59.91% 903 1.44% 318 0.51% 715 1.14% -14,337 -22.92% 62,555Totals502,75252.49%430,42144.94%13,185 1.38% 4,724 0.49%6,7630.71%72,3317.55%957,845 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Anderson Atchison Butler Cherokee Cloud Crawford Edwards Ellis Finney Ford Gray Greeley Hamilton Hodgeman Kingman Labette Miami Ness Pawnee Reno Rice Rush Stafford Sumner Wichita Wyandotte By congressional district Ford won all five congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=470d69283c9e42b9ab2d56b9ed42f693 1976 Presidential General Election Data — Kansas by Congressional District District Ford Carter RepresentativeKansas 1 1st 53.8% 46.2%Keith SebeliusKansas 2 2nd 55.2% 44.8%Martha KeysKansas 3 3rd 58.2% 41.8%Larry WinnKansas 4 4th 51.0% 49.0%Dan GlickmanKansas 5 5th 51.0% 49.0%Joe Skubitz See also United States presidential elections in Kansas References Kansas 1976 Category:1976 Kansas elections Category:1976 in Kansas