1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut
The 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Connecticut 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 narrowly carried Connecticut with 52.06% of the vote to Carter's 46.90%, a victory margin of 5.16%. [1] As of the 2020 United States presidential election, Carter is the most recent Democrat to win the presidency without carrying Connecticut.
Results
| 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford | 719,261 | 52.06% | 8 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 647,895 | 46.90% | 0 | |
| George Wallace Party | Lester Maddox | 7,101 | 0.51% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 5,480 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 1,789 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,380,733 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Voter turnout | - | ||||
References
- "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
