1976 United States presidential election in Kansas

The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven 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 Kansas
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 502,752 430,421
Percentage 52.5% 44.9%
County Results
President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

 Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elections in Kansas

Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94% of the popular vote.[1] None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38% of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third in the state.

Despite losing in Kansas, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Anderson, Butler, Cloud, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Hodgeman, Kingman, Ness, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Rush, Stafford, Sumner, and Wichita.[2]

1976 United States presidential election in Kansas
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.) 502,752 52.49%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 430,421 44.94%
Independent Eugene McCarthy 13,185 1.38%
American Thomas Anderson 4,724 0.49%
Libertarian Roger MacBride 3,242 0.34%
Conservative Lester Maddox 2,118 0.22%
Prohibition Benjamin Bubar 1,403 0.15%
Total votes 957,845 100%

References
  1. "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Kansas". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. Our Campaigns; KS US President Race, November 02, 1976
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