United States presidential election in Indiana, 1976

United States presidential election in Indiana, 1976
November 2, 1976

 
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 1,183,958 1,014,714
Percentage 53.3% 45.7%
President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

 Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Indiana was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of Indiana with 53% of the vote, carrying the state's 13 electoral votes.[1] He defeated Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter in Indiana by a margin of 7.62 points.

Analysis

Ford won Indiana by a comfortable margin, of 7.62%. Carter did, however, make substantial headway in Indiana, significantly improving from George McGoverns's 1972 performance in Indiana. Ford did well throughout most parts of the state. Carter managed to keep Ford's victory in Indiana under ten points by winning most of Southern Indiana. It should also be noted that Vigo County home to Terre Haute, is a bellwether county that has gotten every presidential election right, except twice since 1892. This election was no exception. Carter would go on to win Vigo County, and the presidency.

As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Dearborn County, Dubois County, Martin County, Ohio County, and Owen County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Hillary Clinton's role in the Carter campaign

One of the Carter campaign's state organizers in Indiana was Hillary Rodham.[2] Rodham (who would later adopt her husband's surname of Clinton) would go on to serve as a First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State. Forty years later, during her turn as the Democratic nominee for president, Carter gave a speech in support of her candidacy saying, "During my 1976 presidential run, a young woman moved to Indianapolis to help turn out the Indiana vote for me. Forty years later, I will proudly cast my vote for that same woman to be the next President of the United States."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Groppe, Maureen (October 7, 2015). "'Indianoplace'? That's what Hillary Clinton called us". www.indystar.com. Indy Star. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Sheinin, Aaron Gould (August 30, 2016). "Jimmy Carter makes fund raising plea for Hillary Clinton". www.ajc.com. AJC. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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