United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1976

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1976

November 2, 1976
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 359,705 233,692 Percentage 59.2% 38.5%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.19% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 38.46% of the popular vote. None of the third party candidates amounted a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.55% of Nebraska's popular vote and came third overall in the nation. Despite losing in Nebraska, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th President of the United States.^[1]

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