1976 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1976 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1976 United States presidential election
1976 United States presidential election in Iowa
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 632,863 619,931
Percentage 49.5% 48.5%
County Results
President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

 Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elections in Iowa

Iowa was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 49.47% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 48.46% of the popular vote. This race was one of the tightest in the nation, with the two men being separated by just 1.01% of the vote and a mere thirteen thousand votes. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.57% of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation.

Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat won the presidency without Iowa.

Results
1976 United States presidential election in Iowa
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.) 632,863 49.47%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 619,931 48.46%
Independent Eugene McCarthy 20,051 1.57%
Write-In 6,461 0.51%
Total votes 1,279,306 100%
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References
  1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html


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