United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976

United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976
Alaska
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Roger MacBride
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Home state Michigan Georgia Vermont
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale David Bergland
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 71,555 44,058 6,785
Percentage 57.9% 35.7% 5.5%
President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

 Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elections in Alaska

The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska 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.

Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) with 57.9% of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) with 35.7%.[1] Carter ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Ford and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in the 1964 election for Lyndon B. Johnson. Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska, which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 71,555 57.9% 3
Democratic Jimmy Carter 44,058 35.7% 0
Libertarian Roger MacBride 6,785 5.5% 0
N/A Write-in 1,176 <0.1% 0
Totals 123,574 100.0% 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-03.


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