United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1976
The 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1976 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford. Carter won Pennsylvania by a margin of 2.67%.
Results
United States presidential [1] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Jimmy Carter |
2,328,677 |
50.40% |
27 |
|
Republican |
Gerald Ford |
2,205,604 |
47.73% |
0 |
|
McCarthy '76 |
Eugene McCarthy |
50,584 |
1.09% |
0 |
|
Constitution |
Lester Maddox |
25,344 |
0.55% |
0 |
|
Socialist Workers |
Peter Camejo |
3,009 |
0.07% |
0 |
|
Write-ins |
Write-ins |
2,934 |
0.06% |
0 |
|
Labor |
Lyndon LaRouche |
2,744 |
0.06% |
0 |
|
Communist |
Gus Hall |
1,891 |
0.04% |
0 |
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