United States presidential election in Vermont, 1976

United States presidential election in Vermont, 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 3 0 Popular vote 102,085 81,044 Percentage 54.34% 43.14%
County Results   Ford—50-60%   Ford—60-70%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States Presidential Election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont voted for incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, defeating Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and his running mate Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota.

Ford took 54.34 percent of the vote to Carter’s 43.14 percent, a victory margin of 11.20%. Anti-war former Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, running as an Independent presidential candidate, came in a distant third with 2.13 percent.