The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94% of the popular vote.[1] None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38% of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third in the state.
Despite losing in Kansas, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Anderson, Butler, Cloud, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Hodgeman, Kingman, Ness, Pawnee, Reno, Rice, Rush, Stafford, Sumner, and Wichita.[2]
Results by county
|
Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican |
James Earl Carter Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Allen |
3,269 |
53.23% |
2,746 |
44.72% |
126 |
2.05% |
523 |
8.52% |
6,141 |
Anderson |
1,872 |
48.70% |
1,886 |
49.06% |
86 |
2.24% |
-14 |
-0.36% |
3,844 |
Atchison |
4,030 |
48.30% |
4,108 |
49.23% |
206 |
2.47% |
-78 |
-0.93% |
8,344 |
Barber |
1,568 |
50.43% |
1,494 |
48.05% |
47 |
1.51% |
74 |
2.38% |
3,109 |
Barton |
7,311 |
55.63% |
5,497 |
41.83% |
334 |
2.54% |
1,814 |
13.80% |
13,142 |
Bourbon |
3,589 |
51.80% |
3,237 |
46.72% |
103 |
1.49% |
352 |
5.08% |
6,929 |
Brown |
3,407 |
64.96% |
1,745 |
33.27% |
93 |
1.77% |
1,662 |
31.69% |
5,245 |
Butler |
8,390 |
48.45% |
8,540 |
49.32% |
386 |
2.23% |
-150 |
-0.87% |
17,316 |
Chase |
922 |
57.59% |
643 |
40.16% |
36 |
2.25% |
279 |
17.43% |
1,601 |
Chautauqua |
1,159 |
55.77% |
866 |
41.67% |
53 |
2.55% |
293 |
14.10% |
2,078 |
Cherokee |
3,957 |
42.93% |
5,154 |
55.91% |
107 |
1.16% |
-1,197 |
-12.99% |
9,218 |
Cheyenne |
1,008 |
55.84% |
758 |
41.99% |
39 |
2.16% |
250 |
13.85% |
1,805 |
Clark |
761 |
51.80% |
680 |
46.29% |
28 |
1.91% |
81 |
5.51% |
1,469 |
Clay |
3,085 |
63.85% |
1,610 |
33.32% |
137 |
2.84% |
1,475 |
30.53% |
4,832 |
Cloud |
2,954 |
48.74% |
2,976 |
49.10% |
131 |
2.16% |
-22 |
-0.36% |
6,061 |
Coffey |
2,145 |
56.70% |
1,549 |
40.95% |
89 |
2.35% |
596 |
15.75% |
3,783 |
Comanche |
719 |
52.71% |
630 |
46.19% |
15 |
1.10% |
89 |
6.52% |
1,364 |
Cowley |
7,513 |
50.32% |
7,095 |
47.52% |
323 |
2.16% |
418 |
2.80% |
14,931 |
Crawford |
7,225 |
43.78% |
9,021 |
54.66% |
258 |
1.56% |
-1,796 |
-10.88% |
16,504 |
Decatur |
1,232 |
52.74% |
1,011 |
43.28% |
93 |
3.98% |
221 |
9.46% |
2,336 |
Dickinson |
4,759 |
55.23% |
3,672 |
42.61% |
186 |
2.16% |
1,087 |
12.61% |
8,617 |
Doniphan |
2,469 |
62.21% |
1,428 |
35.98% |
72 |
1.81% |
1,041 |
26.23% |
3,969 |
Douglas |
14,277 |
51.28% |
11,922 |
42.82% |
1,643 |
5.90% |
2,355 |
8.46% |
27,842 |
Edwards |
1,001 |
42.47% |
1,304 |
55.32% |
52 |
2.21% |
-303 |
-12.86% |
2,357 |
Elk |
1,087 |
54.84% |
865 |
43.64% |
30 |
1.51% |
222 |
11.20% |
1,982 |
Ellis |
4,719 |
41.98% |
6,280 |
55.87% |
241 |
2.14% |
-1,561 |
-13.89% |
11,240 |
Ellsworth |
1,618 |
49.85% |
1,573 |
48.46% |
55 |
1.69% |
45 |
1.39% |
3,246 |
Finney |
3,711 |
48.40% |
3,813 |
49.73% |
143 |
1.87% |
-102 |
-1.33% |
7,667 |
Ford |
4,679 |
47.61% |
4,934 |
50.21% |
214 |
2.18% |
-255 |
-2.59% |
9,827 |
Franklin |
4,760 |
55.49% |
3,607 |
42.05% |
211 |
2.46% |
1,153 |
13.44% |
8,578 |
Geary |
3,230 |
52.13% |
2,843 |
45.88% |
123 |
1.99% |
387 |
6.25% |
6,196 |
Gove |
860 |
48.95% |
848 |
48.26% |
49 |
2.79% |
12 |
0.68% |
1,757 |
Graham |
1,112 |
53.26% |
936 |
44.83% |
40 |
1.92% |
176 |
8.43% |
2,088 |
Grant |
1,226 |
50.62% |
1,151 |
47.52% |
45 |
1.86% |
75 |
3.10% |
2,422 |
Gray |
837 |
42.08% |
1,111 |
55.86% |
41 |
2.06% |
-274 |
-13.78% |
1,989 |
Greeley |
389 |
43.42% |
479 |
53.46% |
28 |
3.13% |
-90 |
-10.04% |
896 |
Greenwood |
2,319 |
55.96% |
1,737 |
41.92% |
88 |
2.12% |
582 |
14.04% |
4,144 |
Hamilton |
560 |
41.70% |
746 |
55.55% |
37 |
2.76% |
-186 |
-13.85% |
1,343 |
Harper |
1,777 |
50.00% |
1,681 |
47.30% |
96 |
2.70% |
96 |
2.70% |
3,554 |
Harvey |
6,624 |
51.00% |
6,003 |
46.22% |
360 |
2.77% |
621 |
4.78% |
12,987 |
Haskell |
761 |
51.98% |
676 |
46.17% |
27 |
1.84% |
85 |
5.81% |
1,464 |
Hodgeman |
576 |
43.80% |
697 |
53.00% |
42 |
3.19% |
-121 |
-9.20% |
1,315 |
Jackson |
2,725 |
54.85% |
2,129 |
42.85% |
114 |
2.29% |
596 |
12.00% |
4,968 |
Jefferson |
3,225 |
55.12% |
2,470 |
42.22% |
156 |
2.67% |
755 |
12.90% |
5,851 |
Jewell |
1,592 |
57.47% |
1,111 |
40.11% |
67 |
2.42% |
481 |
17.36% |
2,770 |
Johnson |
75,798 |
66.41% |
35,605 |
31.19% |
2,739 |
2.40% |
40,193 |
35.21% |
114,142 |
Kearny |
674 |
48.95% |
658 |
47.79% |
45 |
3.27% |
16 |
1.16% |
1,377 |
Kingman |
1,839 |
44.93% |
2,142 |
52.33% |
112 |
2.74% |
-303 |
-7.40% |
4,093 |
Kiowa |
1,180 |
59.48% |
764 |
38.51% |
40 |
2.02% |
416 |
20.97% |
1,984 |
Labette |
4,640 |
45.59% |
5,294 |
52.02% |
243 |
2.39% |
-654 |
-6.43% |
10,177 |
Lane |
651 |
48.91% |
646 |
48.53% |
34 |
2.55% |
5 |
0.38% |
1,331 |
Leavenworth |
8,407 |
50.11% |
8,022 |
47.81% |
349 |
2.08% |
385 |
2.29% |
16,778 |
Lincoln |
1,225 |
54.52% |
985 |
43.84% |
37 |
1.65% |
240 |
10.68% |
2,247 |
Linn |
1,873 |
52.00% |
1,681 |
46.67% |
48 |
1.33% |
192 |
5.33% |
3,602 |
Logan |
957 |
56.39% |
694 |
40.90% |
46 |
2.71% |
263 |
15.50% |
1,697 |
Lyon |
7,062 |
52.59% |
5,634 |
41.96% |
732 |
5.45% |
1,428 |
10.63% |
13,428 |
McPherson |
3,519 |
57.31% |
2,483 |
40.44% |
138 |
2.25% |
1,036 |
16.87% |
6,140 |
Marion |
3,226 |
50.72% |
3,004 |
47.23% |
130 |
2.04% |
222 |
3.49% |
6,360 |
Marshall |
6,187 |
52.17% |
5,366 |
45.24% |
307 |
2.59% |
821 |
6.92% |
11,860 |
Meade |
1,109 |
51.53% |
983 |
45.68% |
60 |
2.79% |
126 |
5.86% |
2,152 |
Miami |
3,999 |
48.67% |
4,000 |
48.69% |
217 |
2.64% |
-1 |
-0.01% |
8,216 |
Mitchell |
2,095 |
53.99% |
1,700 |
43.81% |
85 |
2.19% |
395 |
10.18% |
3,880 |
Montgomery |
8,864 |
54.08% |
7,157 |
43.66% |
370 |
2.26% |
1,707 |
10.41% |
16,391 |
Morris |
1,698 |
54.74% |
1,337 |
43.10% |
67 |
2.16% |
361 |
11.64% |
3,102 |
Morton |
738 |
48.91% |
735 |
48.71% |
36 |
2.39% |
3 |
0.20% |
1,509 |
Nemaha |
2,759 |
50.71% |
2,586 |
47.53% |
96 |
1.76% |
173 |
3.18% |
5,441 |
Neosho |
4,038 |
50.32% |
3,842 |
47.88% |
144 |
1.79% |
196 |
2.44% |
8,024 |
Ness |
1,016 |
46.52% |
1,106 |
50.64% |
62 |
2.84% |
-90 |
-4.12% |
2,184 |
Norton |
2,201 |
60.55% |
1,337 |
36.78% |
97 |
2.67% |
864 |
23.77% |
3,635 |
Osage |
2,945 |
50.53% |
2,755 |
47.27% |
128 |
2.20% |
190 |
3.26% |
5,828 |
Osborne |
1,574 |
55.42% |
1,190 |
41.90% |
76 |
2.68% |
384 |
13.52% |
2,840 |
Ottawa |
1,629 |
52.86% |
1,393 |
45.20% |
60 |
1.95% |
236 |
7.66% |
3,082 |
Pawnee |
1,692 |
45.11% |
1,959 |
52.23% |
100 |
2.67% |
-267 |
-7.12% |
3,751 |
Phillips |
2,317 |
63.05% |
1,264 |
34.39% |
94 |
2.56% |
1,053 |
28.65% |
3,675 |
Pottawatomie |
3,483 |
59.06% |
2,316 |
39.27% |
98 |
1.66% |
1,167 |
19.79% |
5,897 |
Pratt |
2,427 |
50.04% |
2,307 |
47.57% |
116 |
2.39% |
120 |
2.47% |
4,850 |
Rawlins |
1,148 |
53.87% |
903 |
42.37% |
80 |
3.75% |
245 |
11.50% |
2,131 |
Reno |
11,212 |
42.29% |
14,620 |
55.14% |
680 |
2.56% |
-3,408 |
-12.85% |
26,512 |
Republic |
2,294 |
57.44% |
1,617 |
40.49% |
83 |
2.08% |
677 |
16.95% |
3,994 |
Rice |
2,584 |
44.82% |
3,056 |
53.01% |
125 |
2.17% |
-472 |
-8.19% |
5,765 |
Riley |
9,518 |
57.45% |
6,540 |
39.47% |
510 |
3.08% |
2,978 |
17.97% |
16,568 |
Rooks |
1,664 |
53.04% |
1,412 |
45.01% |
61 |
1.94% |
252 |
8.03% |
3,137 |
Rush |
1,170 |
45.33% |
1,359 |
52.65% |
52 |
2.01% |
-189 |
-7.32% |
2,581 |
Russell |
3,165 |
67.79% |
1,453 |
31.12% |
51 |
1.09% |
1,712 |
36.67% |
4,669 |
Saline |
11,218 |
55.79% |
8,476 |
42.15% |
413 |
2.05% |
2,742 |
13.64% |
20,107 |
Scott |
1,195 |
54.74% |
919 |
42.10% |
69 |
3.16% |
276 |
12.64% |
2,183 |
Sedgwick |
69,828 |
50.74% |
63,989 |
46.49% |
3,812 |
2.77% |
5,839 |
4.24% |
137,629 |
Seward |
3,604 |
64.19% |
1,907 |
33.96% |
104 |
1.85% |
1,697 |
30.22% |
5,615 |
Shawnee |
37,101 |
55.07% |
28,578 |
42.42% |
1,691 |
2.51% |
8,523 |
12.65% |
67,370 |
Sheridan |
838 |
49.15% |
793 |
46.51% |
74 |
4.34% |
45 |
2.64% |
1,705 |
Sherman |
1,671 |
50.15% |
1,573 |
47.21% |
88 |
2.64% |
98 |
2.94% |
3,332 |
Smith |
2,009 |
58.47% |
1,333 |
38.80% |
94 |
2.74% |
676 |
19.67% |
3,436 |
Stafford |
1,430 |
45.22% |
1,659 |
52.47% |
73 |
2.31% |
-229 |
-7.24% |
3,162 |
Stanton |
510 |
49.04% |
489 |
47.02% |
41 |
3.94% |
21 |
2.02% |
1,040 |
Stevens |
1,262 |
57.23% |
901 |
40.86% |
42 |
1.90% |
361 |
16.37% |
2,205 |
Sumner |
4,645 |
44.92% |
5,385 |
52.08% |
310 |
3.00% |
-740 |
-7.16% |
10,340 |
Thomas |
2,246 |
53.94% |
1,802 |
43.28% |
116 |
2.79% |
444 |
10.66% |
4,164 |
Trego |
1,025 |
49.56% |
1,003 |
48.50% |
40 |
1.93% |
22 |
1.06% |
2,068 |
Wabaunsee |
1,921 |
57.58% |
1,354 |
40.59% |
61 |
1.83% |
567 |
17.00% |
3,336 |
Wallace |
600 |
52.77% |
486 |
42.74% |
51 |
4.49% |
114 |
10.03% |
1,137 |
Washington |
2,543 |
60.36% |
1,564 |
37.12% |
106 |
2.52% |
979 |
23.24% |
4,213 |
Wichita |
593 |
47.90% |
614 |
49.60% |
31 |
2.50% |
-21 |
-1.70% |
1,238 |
Wilson |
2,682 |
55.67% |
2,047 |
42.49% |
89 |
1.85% |
635 |
13.18% |
4,818 |
Woodson |
1,104 |
54.09% |
904 |
44.29% |
33 |
1.62% |
200 |
9.80% |
2,041 |
Wyandotte |
23,141 |
36.99% |
37,478 |
59.91% |
1,936 |
3.09% |
-14,337 |
-22.92% |
62,555 |
Totals | 502,752 | 52.49% | 430,421 | 44.94% | 24,672 | 2.58% | 72,331 | 7.55% | 957,845 |
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