United States presidential election in Florida, 1976

United States presidential election in Florida, 1976

November 2, 1976
Turnout	77%
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 17 0 Popular vote 1,636,000 1,469,531 Percentage 51.9% 46.6%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Elections in Florida
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Government

In the 1976 United States presidential election, Florida was won by the Democratic candidate, former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter, over the Republican candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford. Carter won by a margin of 5.29 points, giving him 17 electoral votes. Other Southern states also went for Carter, especially his home state of Georgia.

A bellwether state today, Florida has voted for the winner in every election since 1928, except for two elections. (1960, and later, 1992.)

References

• Florida in the 1976 United States Presidential election

State Results of the 1976 U.S. presidential election
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