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The '''1976 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the [[United States presidential election |
The '''1976 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the [[1976 United States presidential election|1976 United States presidential election]]. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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[[Iowa]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Gerald Ford]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Michigan]]). with 49.47% of the popular vote, against [[Jimmy Carter]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Georgia (U.S. state)|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]] ([[Independent politician|I]]–[[Minnesota]]) won 1.57% of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation. |
[[Iowa]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Gerald Ford]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Michigan]]). with 49.47% of the popular vote, against [[Jimmy Carter]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Georgia (U.S. state)|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]] ([[Independent politician|I]]–[[Minnesota]]) won 1.57% of the popular vote and came third overall in the nation. |
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Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter|39th president of the United States]].<ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html</ref> {{As of|2016|11|alt=As of the [[United States presidential election |
Despite losing in Iowa, Carter went on to win the national election and became the [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter|39th president of the United States]].<ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html</ref> {{As of|2016|11|alt=As of the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]]}}, this is the last time a Democrat won the presidency without Iowa. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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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.
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[update], this is the last time a Democrat won the presidency without Iowa.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
References