1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut

November 2, 1976

Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 719,261 647,895 Percentage 52.06% 46.90%

250px County results Ford   50-59% Carter   50-59%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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.

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%. As of the 2016 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
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					-