United States presidential election in Nevada, 1976

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 101,273 92,479 Percentage 50.2% 45.8%

County results Ford   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Carter   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 50.17% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 45.81% of the popular vote. None of the third-party candidates amounted to a significant portion of the vote, as 2.53% of the voters either wrote-in another candidate or selected "no preference".

Despite losing in Nevada, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.^[1]

Nevada has generally been a bellwether state since the early 20th century, and this election marked the first time since 1908 whereby Nevada was carried by the losing presidential candidate.

As of the 2016 presidential election a Democrat won the White House without Nevada, as well as this is the last time that Nye County, Storey County, and Esmeralda County voted for the Democratic candidate.

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