1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
The 1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Jimmy Carter won the state of Wisconsin with 49.50 percent of the vote[1] giving him eleven electoral votes.
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Primaries
Democratic primaries
Despite the fact that at the time of this election Wisconsin had been dominated for a decade by very liberal Democrats like Senators Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire, and had been the fifth-best state for George McGovern in his landslide 1972 presidential defeat, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter won the state on a "nonideological" campaign in the April primaries,[2] despite claiming that price floors for dairy farmers in the nation's leading dairy state would need to be lowered.[3]
- Jimmy Carter – 36.63%
- Mo Udall – 35.62%
- George Wallace – 12.49%
- Scoop Jackson – 6.43%
Republican primaries
Gerald Ford won the GOP primary against the insurgent conservative challenge of Ronald Reagan, saying that his win was largely due to the endorsement of Henry Kissinger.[4]
- Gerald Ford – 55.23%
- Ronald Reagan – 44.29%
Vote
In September, President Ford announced he would devote $20,000 to campaigning in Wisconsin. The state was one of ten he considered critical to defeating Carter, but Ford devoted less money to it than any of the others.[5] During his campaign, Ford focused chiefly on the Catholic working-class electorate in South Milwaukee, whose hierarchy had been disappointed Carter was not committed – following Roe v. Wade – to a constitutional amendment banning abortion.[6]
Carter himself responded by visiting white ethnic communities in the state during September.[7] His campaign amongst the Polish-Americans and Greek-Americans in the southeast of the state was strongly aimed at Ford's policy towards the totalitarian regimes of Eastern Europe and their human rights violations.[8]
In early October, polls showed Wisconsin as a tossup.[9] Aided by a return of traditionally Democratic Catholic voters and a gain amongst nonpartisans, Carter established a lead in mid-October polls.[10] The Georgia Governor would retain this lead to election day, and carry Wisconsin by 1.68 points. Wisconsin was the tipping-point state of the election.
Results
| 1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 1,040,232 | 49.50% | 11 | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford | 1,004,987 | 47.83% | 0 | |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy | 34,943 | 1.66% | 0 | |
| American | Lester Maddox | 8,552 | 0.41% | 0 | |
| Independent | Frank Zeidler | 4,298 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Independent | Roger L. MacBride | 3,814 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| Independent | Peter Camejo | 1,691 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Independent | Margaret Wright | 943 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent | Gus Hall | 749 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent | Lyndon H. LaRouche | 738 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent | Julius Levin | 389 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,101,336 | 100.0% | 11 | ||
Results by county
| County | James Earl Carter Democratic |
Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican |
Eugene Joseph McCarthy Independent |
Lester Garfield Maddox American |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[11] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 3,089 | 55.28% | 2,377 | 42.54% | 77 | 1.38% | 22 | 0.39% | 23 | 0.41% | 712 | 12.74% | 5,588 |
| Ashland | 4,688 | 58.89% | 3,045 | 38.25% | 131 | 1.65% | 43 | 0.54% | 54 | 0.68% | 1,643 | 20.64% | 7,961 |
| Barron | 8,678 | 52.97% | 7,393 | 45.13% | 205 | 1.25% | 62 | 0.38% | 44 | 0.27% | 1,285 | 7.84% | 16,382 |
| Bayfield | 3,885 | 58.05% | 2,624 | 39.21% | 136 | 2.03% | 18 | 0.27% | 30 | 0.45% | 1,261 | 18.84% | 6,693 |
| Brown | 33,572 | 46.47% | 36,571 | 50.62% | 1,480 | 2.05% | 344 | 0.48% | 276 | 0.38% | -2,999 | -4.15% | 72,243 |
| Buffalo | 3,448 | 53.65% | 2,844 | 44.25% | 83 | 1.29% | 33 | 0.51% | 19 | 0.30% | 604 | 9.40% | 6,427 |
| Burnett | 3,720 | 57.74% | 2,573 | 39.93% | 89 | 1.38% | 31 | 0.48% | 30 | 0.47% | 1,147 | 17.80% | 6,443 |
| Calumet | 6,241 | 47.53% | 6,589 | 50.18% | 221 | 1.68% | 42 | 0.32% | 39 | 0.30% | -348 | -2.65% | 13,132 |
| Chippewa | 11,538 | 57.42% | 8,137 | 40.50% | 270 | 1.34% | 93 | 0.46% | 55 | 0.27% | 3,401 | 16.93% | 20,093 |
| Clark | 7,238 | 52.67% | 6,095 | 44.35% | 204 | 1.48% | 172 | 1.25% | 33 | 0.24% | 1,143 | 8.32% | 13,742 |
| Columbia | 9,457 | 47.52% | 10,075 | 50.63% | 235 | 1.18% | 67 | 0.34% | 66 | 0.33% | -618 | -3.11% | 19,900 |
| Crawford | 3,629 | 50.39% | 3,393 | 47.11% | 128 | 1.78% | 32 | 0.44% | 20 | 0.28% | 236 | 3.28% | 7,202 |
| Dane | 82,321 | 53.96% | 63,466 | 41.60% | 4,629 | 3.03% | 369 | 0.24% | 1,767 | 1.16% | 18,855 | 12.36% | 152,552 |
| Dodge | 13,643 | 43.12% | 17,335 | 54.79% | 464 | 1.47% | 104 | 0.33% | 95 | 0.30% | -3,692 | -11.67% | 31,641 |
| Door | 4,553 | 39.88% | 6,557 | 57.43% | 198 | 1.73% | 46 | 0.40% | 63 | 0.55% | -2,004 | -17.55% | 11,417 |
| Douglas | 13,478 | 64.32% | 6,999 | 33.40% | 326 | 1.56% | 24 | 0.11% | 129 | 0.62% | 6,479 | 30.92% | 20,956 |
| Dunn | 7,882 | 52.53% | 6,751 | 44.99% | 234 | 1.56% | 95 | 0.63% | 42 | 0.28% | 1,131 | 7.54% | 15,004 |
| Eau Claire | 18,263 | 51.66% | 16,388 | 46.36% | 491 | 1.39% | 73 | 0.21% | 138 | 0.39% | 1,875 | 5.30% | 35,353 |
| Florence | 965 | 50.23% | 922 | 48.00% | 28 | 1.46% | 2 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.21% | 43 | 2.24% | 1,921 |
| Fond du Lac | 16,571 | 41.59% | 22,226 | 55.79% | 676 | 1.70% | 224 | 0.56% | 144 | 0.36% | -5,655 | -14.19% | 39,841 |
| Forest | 2,574 | 60.72% | 1,604 | 37.84% | 43 | 1.01% | 12 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.14% | 970 | 22.88% | 4,239 |
| Grant | 9,639 | 43.41% | 12,016 | 54.11% | 416 | 1.87% | 57 | 0.26% | 79 | 0.36% | -2,377 | -10.70% | 22,207 |
| Green | 5,632 | 43.17% | 7,085 | 54.31% | 169 | 1.30% | 112 | 0.86% | 48 | 0.37% | -1,453 | -11.14% | 13,046 |
| Green Lake | 3,411 | 39.69% | 5,020 | 58.41% | 111 | 1.29% | 33 | 0.38% | 20 | 0.23% | -1,609 | -18.72% | 8,595 |
| Iowa | 4,252 | 49.00% | 4,195 | 48.34% | 139 | 1.60% | 62 | 0.71% | 30 | 0.35% | 57 | 0.66% | 8,678 |
| Iron | 2,399 | 63.13% | 1,340 | 35.26% | 43 | 1.13% | 4 | 0.11% | 14 | 0.37% | 1,059 | 27.87% | 3,800 |
| Jackson | 3,735 | 51.42% | 3,406 | 46.89% | 73 | 1.00% | 22 | 0.30% | 28 | 0.39% | 329 | 4.53% | 7,264 |
| Jefferson | 12,577 | 43.65% | 15,528 | 53.89% | 454 | 1.58% | 131 | 0.45% | 122 | 0.42% | -2,951 | -10.24% | 28,812 |
| Juneau | 4,512 | 49.71% | 4,242 | 46.73% | 96 | 1.06% | 201 | 2.21% | 26 | 0.29% | 270 | 2.97% | 9,077 |
| Kenosha | 27,585 | 53.82% | 22,349 | 43.61% | 832 | 1.62% | 248 | 0.48% | 236 | 0.46% | 5,236 | 10.22% | 51,250 |
| Kewaunee | 4,607 | 49.65% | 4,447 | 47.93% | 135 | 1.45% | 64 | 0.69% | 26 | 0.28% | 160 | 1.72% | 9,279 |
| La Crosse | 16,674 | 40.02% | 24,188 | 58.06% | 564 | 1.35% | 101 | 0.24% | 132 | 0.32% | -7,514 | -18.04% | 41,659 |
| Lafayette | 3,839 | 46.91% | 4,131 | 50.48% | 121 | 1.48% | 62 | 0.76% | 30 | 0.37% | -292 | -3.57% | 8,183 |
| Langlade | 4,134 | 46.29% | 4,630 | 51.85% | 122 | 1.37% | 25 | 0.28% | 19 | 0.21% | -496 | -5.55% | 8,930 |
| Lincoln | 5,800 | 49.48% | 5,672 | 48.38% | 176 | 1.50% | 42 | 0.36% | 33 | 0.28% | 128 | 1.09% | 11,723 |
| Manitowoc | 19,819 | 53.90% | 16,039 | 43.62% | 504 | 1.37% | 293 | 0.80% | 116 | 0.32% | 3,780 | 10.28% | 36,771 |
| Marathon | 24,934 | 51.94% | 21,898 | 45.62% | 811 | 1.69% | 218 | 0.45% | 140 | 0.29% | 3,036 | 6.32% | 48,001 |
| Marinette | 8,482 | 48.68% | 8,591 | 49.30% | 236 | 1.35% | 70 | 0.40% | 46 | 0.26% | -109 | -0.63% | 17,425 |
| Marquette | 2,516 | 48.30% | 2,607 | 50.05% | 50 | 0.96% | 19 | 0.36% | 17 | 0.33% | -91 | -1.75% | 5,209 |
| Menominee | 766 | 68.27% | 324 | 28.88% | 24 | 2.14% | 1 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.62% | 442 | 39.39% | 1,122 |
| Milwaukee | 249,739 | 54.75% | 192,008 | 42.09% | 7,508 | 1.65% | 1,760 | 0.39% | 5,145 | 1.13% | 57,731 | 12.66% | 456,160 |
| Monroe | 6,465 | 46.28% | 7,242 | 51.85% | 177 | 1.27% | 38 | 0.27% | 46 | 0.33% | -777 | -5.56% | 13,968 |
| Oconto | 6,541 | 50.21% | 6,232 | 47.84% | 140 | 1.07% | 75 | 0.58% | 39 | 0.30% | 309 | 2.37% | 13,027 |
| Oneida | 7,216 | 48.31% | 7,347 | 49.19% | 285 | 1.91% | 40 | 0.27% | 48 | 0.32% | -131 | -0.88% | 14,936 |
| Outagamie | 23,079 | 43.95% | 28,363 | 54.02% | 770 | 1.47% | 155 | 0.30% | 140 | 0.27% | -5,284 | -10.06% | 52,507 |
| Ozaukee | 11,271 | 35.36% | 19,817 | 62.17% | 488 | 1.53% | 133 | 0.42% | 168 | 0.53% | -8,546 | -26.81% | 31,877 |
| Pepin | 1,955 | 58.64% | 1,312 | 39.35% | 44 | 1.32% | 19 | 0.57% | 4 | 0.12% | 643 | 19.29% | 3,334 |
| Pierce | 8,039 | 57.16% | 5,676 | 40.36% | 267 | 1.90% | 41 | 0.29% | 41 | 0.29% | 2,363 | 16.80% | 14,064 |
| Polk | 8,485 | 56.85% | 6,159 | 41.27% | 222 | 1.49% | 23 | 0.15% | 35 | 0.23% | 2,326 | 15.59% | 14,924 |
| Portage | 15,912 | 60.65% | 9,520 | 36.28% | 607 | 2.31% | 43 | 0.16% | 155 | 0.59% | 6,392 | 24.36% | 26,237 |
| Price | 4,028 | 54.44% | 3,204 | 43.30% | 103 | 1.39% | 20 | 0.27% | 44 | 0.59% | 824 | 11.14% | 7,399 |
| Racine | 36,740 | 48.54% | 37,088 | 49.00% | 1,222 | 1.61% | 328 | 0.43% | 308 | 0.41% | -348 | -0.46% | 75,686 |
| Richland | 3,634 | 44.05% | 4,466 | 54.14% | 96 | 1.16% | 32 | 0.39% | 21 | 0.25% | -832 | -10.09% | 8,249 |
| Rock | 28,048 | 48.56% | 28,325 | 49.04% | 933 | 1.62% | 246 | 0.43% | 210 | 0.36% | -277 | -0.48% | 57,762 |
| Rusk | 4,050 | 58.21% | 2,724 | 39.15% | 110 | 1.58% | 32 | 0.46% | 41 | 0.59% | 1,326 | 19.06% | 6,957 |
| Sauk | 9,204 | 47.88% | 9,577 | 49.82% | 305 | 1.59% | 92 | 0.48% | 45 | 0.23% | -373 | -1.94% | 19,223 |
| Sawyer | 3,055 | 50.04% | 2,720 | 44.55% | 261 | 4.28% | 18 | 0.29% | 51 | 0.84% | 335 | 5.49% | 6,105 |
| Shawano | 6,751 | 43.63% | 8,505 | 54.97% | 91 | 0.59% | 100 | 0.65% | 25 | 0.16% | -1,754 | -11.34% | 15,472 |
| Sheboygan | 24,226 | 51.65% | 22,332 | 47.62% | 168 | 0.36% | 110 | 0.23% | 65 | 0.14% | 1,894 | 4.04% | 46,901 |
| St. Croix | 10,601 | 55.74% | 7,685 | 40.41% | 557 | 2.93% | 37 | 0.19% | 137 | 0.72% | 2,916 | 15.33% | 19,017 |
| Taylor | 4,101 | 51.90% | 3,591 | 45.45% | 136 | 1.72% | 39 | 0.49% | 34 | 0.43% | 510 | 6.45% | 7,901 |
| Trempealeau | 6,218 | 53.05% | 5,341 | 45.56% | 117 | 1.00% | 25 | 0.21% | 21 | 0.18% | 877 | 7.48% | 11,722 |
| Vernon | 5,534 | 46.54% | 6,132 | 51.56% | 156 | 1.31% | 60 | 0.50% | 10 | 0.08% | -598 | -5.03% | 11,892 |
| Vilas | 3,209 | 38.61% | 4,929 | 59.30% | 108 | 1.30% | 36 | 0.43% | 30 | 0.36% | -1,720 | -20.69% | 8,312 |
| Walworth | 12,418 | 39.67% | 18,091 | 57.79% | 540 | 1.72% | 125 | 0.40% | 133 | 0.42% | -5,673 | -18.12% | 31,307 |
| Washburn | 3,503 | 54.30% | 2,787 | 43.20% | 114 | 1.77% | 28 | 0.43% | 19 | 0.29% | 716 | 11.10% | 6,451 |
| Washington | 14,422 | 42.33% | 18,798 | 55.17% | 509 | 1.49% | 168 | 0.49% | 173 | 0.51% | -4,376 | -12.84% | 34,070 |
| Waukesha | 47,487 | 39.26% | 70,418 | 58.22% | 1,815 | 1.50% | 528 | 0.44% | 705 | 0.58% | -22,931 | -18.96% | 120,953 |
| Waupaca | 6,857 | 38.00% | 10,849 | 60.13% | 202 | 1.12% | 68 | 0.38% | 67 | 0.37% | -3,992 | -22.12% | 18,043 |
| Waushara | 3,485 | 43.04% | 4,449 | 54.94% | 96 | 1.19% | 30 | 0.37% | 38 | 0.47% | -964 | -11.90% | 8,098 |
| Winnebago | 24,485 | 42.16% | 32,149 | 55.35% | 954 | 1.64% | 221 | 0.38% | 273 | 0.47% | -7,664 | -13.20% | 58,082 |
| Wood | 14,728 | 47.58% | 15,479 | 50.00% | 438 | 1.41% | 209 | 0.68% | 103 | 0.33% | -751 | -2.43% | 30,957 |
| Totals | 1,040,232 | 49.50% | 1,004,987 | 47.83% | 34,943 | 1.66% | 8,552 | 0.41% | 12,622 | 0.60% | 35,245 | 1.68% | 2,101,336 |
References
- "1976 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
- Apple, R.W.; 'Carter Gains Among Wisconsin Liberals and Unions'; The New York Times, April 19, 1976, p. 9
- King, Seth S.; 'Carter and Udall Vie in Wisconsin: Dispute Over Farm Parity Reminds Many Residents of Politics in the 50's'; Special to The New York Times', April 5, 1976, p. 25
- Naughton, James M.; 'Ford Sees Wisconsin Vote As Kissinger Endorsement: Risk-Taking Admitted'; Special to The New York Times', April 8, 1976, p. 32
- Naughton, James M.; 'Ford to Aim at New York, Jersey And 8 Other Key Industrial States: Ford Will Aim His Election Effort at 10 Major States' Special to The New York Times, September 23, 1976, p. 85
- 'Ford Banks on Catholic'; The Irish Times, September 10, 1976, p. 6
- Naughton, James M.; 'Remark by Ford Is Aid to Carter At Rally in Ohio: Carter, in Midwest, reaps an Ethnic Gain'; Special to The New York Times', October 10, 1976, p. 1
- 'Carter hits Ford about East Europe'; The Irish Times, October 12, 1976, p. 7
- 'Poll Shows Carter Is Ahead in States Needed for Victory: But His Lead for Electoral Votes Is Found Small and Slipping Close Election Foreseen Poll Shows Carter Ahead in States With Majority in Electoral College'; Special to The New York Times', October 3, 1976, p. 1
- Apple, R.W.; 'Carter, Focusing on Ford Record, Gains Among Independents in Poll'; The New York Times, October 15, 1976, p. 1
- "WI US President Race, November 02, 1976". Our Campaigns.
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