United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 1976

United States presidential election in New Hampshire, 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 4 0 Popular vote 185,935 147,635 Percentage 54.8% 43.5%
County Results   Carter—50-60%   Ford—<50%   Ford—50-60%   Ford—60-70%   Ford—70-80%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas. Ford and Dole defeated the Democratic nominees, Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and his running mate Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota.

Ford took 54.75% of the vote to Carter's 43.47%, a margin of 11.28%.

Anti-war former Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, running as an Independent presidential candidate, came in a distant third with 1.21%.