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United States presidential election in Alabama, 1976

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1976
Alabama
← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 →

All 9 Alabama electoral votes to the Electoral College
  Carter cropped.jpg Gerald Ford, official Presidential photo.jpg
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia Michigan
Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 659,170 504,070
Percentage 55.73% 42.61%

Alabama 1976 results.svg
County results

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic


Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 2, 1976 throughout all fifty states and D.C., which was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Alabama voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford. Carter won Alabama by a margin of 13.12 percent. As of 2016, this is the last time Alabama has voted Democratic in a Presidential election, as well as the last time a Democrat carried Madison County, Tuscaloosa County, Calhoun County, St. Clair County, Elmore County, DeKalb County, Blount County, Autauga County, Dale County, Coffee County, Chilton County, Escambia County, Covington County, Pike County, Geneva County, Winston County, Monroe County, and Cleburne County.


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