United States presidential election in Michigan, 1976

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

 
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 21 0
Popular vote 1,893,742 1,696,714
Percentage 51.83% 46.44%
Results by county
President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

 Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won his home state of Michigan with 51.83% of the vote, carrying Michigan's 21 electoral votes. However, he lost the general election to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter. This marked the last time a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Michigan.

Results

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1976[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.) 1,893,742 51.83%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 1,696,714 46.44%
Independent Eugene McCarthy 47,905 1.31%
Libertarian Roger MacBride 5,406 0.15%
People's Margaret Wright 3,504 0.10%
Write-ins 2,160 0.06%
Socialist Workers Peter Camejo 1,804 0.05%
U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 1,366 0.04%
Socialist Labor Julius Levin 1,148 0.03%
Total votes 3,653,749 100%

Primaries

Democratic primaries

Republican primaries

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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