United States presidential election in Delaware, 1976

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Eugene McCarthy Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Georgia Michigan Minnesota Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole None Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 122,596 109,831 2,437 Percentage 52.0% 46.6% 1.0%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. No third party candidate amounted 1% of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th President of the United States.^[1]

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