1976 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1976 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 122,596 109,831 Percentage 51.98% 46.57%

County Results State House Results Carter   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Ford   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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

Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote.

This was the last time that a Marxist political party appeared on the presidential ballot in Delaware until the 2008 election when the Socialist Workers Party appeared on the ballot. ^[1]

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Delaware ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	122,596	51.98%
	Republican	Gerald Ford (inc.)	109,831	46.57%
	Independent	Eugene McCarthy	2,437	1.03%
	American	Thomas J. Anderson	645	0.27%
	U.S. Labor	Lyndon LaRouche	136	0.06%
	Prohibition	Benjamin Bubar Jr.	103	0.04%
	Socialist Labor	Jules Levin	86	0.04%
Total votes			235,834	100.00%

Results by county

County	Jimmy Carter Democratic		Gerald Ford Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	16,523	56.15%	12,604	42.83%	301	1.02%	3,919	13.32%	29,428
New Castle	87,521	51.38%	80,074	47.01%	2,743	1.61%	7,447	4.37%	170,338
Sussex	18,552	51.44%	17,153	47.56%	363	1.00%	1,399	3.88%	36,068
Totals	122,596	51.98%	109,831	46.57%	3,407	1.45%	12,765	5.41%	235,834

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

All 3 counties

• Kent
• New Castle
• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "Socialist Workers On in Delaware for First Time Ever". Ballot Access News . July 10, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020.
2. "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . Archived from the original on January 20, 2022.