United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.
Virginia was narrowly won by incumbent United States President Gerald Ford of Michigan with 49.29% of the vote, who was running against Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia. The national election was ultimately won by Carter with 50.08% of the vote. Virginia was unique in this election because it was the only state that Ford managed to win in The South besides Oklahoma.
Results
| United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 836,554 | 49.29% | 12 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 813,896 | 47.96% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 17,802 | 1.05% | 0 | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson | 16,686 | 0.98% | 0 | |
| U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 7,508 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 4,648 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,697,094 | 100.00% | 12 | ||
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