1976 California Democratic presidential primary

1976 California Democratic presidential primary

← 1972 June 8, 1976 (1976-06-08) 1980 →

Candidate Jerry Brown Jimmy Carter Home state California Georgia Delegate count 204 67 Popular vote 2,013,210 697,092 Percentage 59.0% 20.4%

The 1976 California Democratic presidential primary was held on June 8, 1976, as one of the Democratic Party presidential primaries ahead of the 1976 United States presidential election. The primary was held alongside the state's Republican Party presidential primary as well as primaries in New Jersey and Ohio. ^[1] It was one of the last elections before the 1976 Democratic National Convention the following month.

Then incumbent California governor Jerry Brown faced off against Georgia governor Jimmy Carter, as well as a small number of others. Brown won his home state in a blowout, winning every county, but ultimately failed to secure the nomination. Carter would go on to win the nomination and later the presidency, unseating incumbent president Gerald Ford.

Results

1976 California Democratic presidential primary ^[2]

Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates
Jerry Brown	2,013,210	59.0%	204
Jimmy Carter	697,092	20.4%	67
Frank Church	250,581	7.3%	7
Mo Udall	171,501	5.0%	2
George Wallace	102,292	3.0%	0
Uncommitted	78,595	2.3%	0
Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (withdrawn)	38,634	1.1%	0
Ellen McCormack	29,424	0.9%	0
Fred R. Harris (withdrawn)	16,920	0.5%	0
Birch Bayh (withdrawn)	11,419	0.3%	0
Total:	3,409,668	100.0	280

References

1. "Effects of Tuesday Voting". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
2. California. Secretary of State (1968). Statement of vote. San Francisco Public Library. Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary.