United States presidential election in Iowa, 1976

United States presidential election in Iowa, 1976

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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%
Results by county Ford           Carter
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

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 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.

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