1976 United States presidential election in Delaware
The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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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]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 122,596 | 51.98% | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 109,831 | 46.57% | |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy | 2,437 | 1.03% | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson | 645 | 0.27% | |
| Write-In | 325 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | 235,834 | 100.00% | ||
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