United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976

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Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald R. Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Robert Dole Electoral vote 13 0 Popular vote 927,365 875,635 Percentage 55.27% 44.22%
North County Results 1976
President before election Gerald R. Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Gerald R. Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 2, 1976 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

North Carolina voted decisively for the Democratic nominee, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Gerald R. Ford of Michigan. Carter carried the state with 55.27% to Ford's 44.22%, a victory margin of 11.05%. Carter's victory was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate would win North Carolina until 2008. He is the last Democrat to have won over 50% of the vote in North Carolina.

Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter scored a decisive victory over Alabama Gov. George Wallace in the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary on March 23, 1976, with approximately 53 percent of the vote to Wallace's 35 percent. Sen. Scoop Jackson trailed far behind, with approximately 4 percent. The North Carolina primary was the first in which Carter won an absolute majority and helped seal his ultimate nomination. Wallace, who had won the North Carolina primary in 1972, was all but eliminated from the race by his defeat.