1976 United States presidential election in Maine

Last updated

1976 United States presidential election in Maine
Flag of Maine.svg
  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
  Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Michigan Georgia
Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale
Electoral vote40
Popular vote236,320232,279
Percentage48.91%48.07%

Maine Presidential Election Results 1976.svg
Maine Presidential Election Results CD 1976.svg

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which took place across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the electoral college, to vote for president and vice president.

Contents

Maine narrowly voted for incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford over his Democratic opponent, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. Ford took 48.91% of the vote to Carter’s 48.07%, a victory margin of 0.84%. [1] The anti-war former Democratic senator from Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy, received 2.21% of the vote in Maine, which possibly helped Ford carry the state, as he most likely siphoned more votes from Carter than Ford.

Despite his narrow loss nationwide, Ford actually managed to carry four of the six New England states. Carter only won the heavily Democratic states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which made New England Ford's second strongest region in the nation after the West.

Results

Electoral results
Presidential candidatePartyHome statePopular voteElectoral
vote
Running mate
CountPercentageVice-presidential candidateHome stateElectoral vote
Gerald Ford (incumbent)Republican Michigan 236,32048.91%4 Robert Dole Kansas 4
Jimmy Carter Democrat Georgia 232,27948.07%0 Walter Mondale Minnesota 0
Eugene McCarthy Independent Minnesota 10,8742.25%00
Benjamin Bubar Prohibition Maine 3,4950.72%0 Earl Dodge Colorado 0
Write-in candidates 1790.04%00
Thomas J. Anderson Tennessee 270.01%0 Rufus Shackelford Florida 0
Gus Hall New York 140.00%0 Jarvis Tyner Pennsylvania 0
Roger MacBride Virginia 100.00%0 David Bergland California 0
Lester Maddox Georgia 80.00%0 William Dyke Wisconsin 0
Peter Camejo New York 10.00%0 Willie Mae Reid Illinois 0
Julius Levin New Jersey 10.00%0 Constance Blomen0
Total483,208100%44
Needed to win270270

Results by congressional district

Ford won both of Maine's congressional districts. [2]

DistrictFordCarterRepresentative
1st 49.22%47.9% David F. Emery
2nd 48.54%48.27% William Cohen

Results by county

County [3] Gerald Ford
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
Eugene McCarthy
Independent
Benjamin Bubar
Prohibition
Various candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 16,33037.40%26,48460.65%6701.53%1750.40%60.01%-10,154-23.25%43,665
Aroostook 15,55048.52%15,48448.31%4951.54%5151.61%70.02%660.21%32,051
Cumberland 48,95949.64%47,00747.66%2,3292.36%3150.32%160.02%1,9521.98%98,626
Franklin 5,79950.94%5,14045.15%3182.79%1181.04%90.08%6595.79%11,384
Hancock 12,06461.40%6,72534.23%5963.03%2411.23%210.11%5,33927.17%19,647
Kennebec 22,53447.53%23,47349.51%1,0022.11%3720.78%260.05%-939-1.98%47,407
Knox 8,31556.24%5,92240.05%4142.80%1290.87%60.04%2,39316.19%14,786
Lincoln 7,55459.03%4,81837.65%3662.86%490.38%100.08%2,73621.38%12,797
Oxford 10,55149.04%10,34048.06%4592.13%1290.60%370.17%2110.98%21,516
Penobscot 29,01652.17%24,67244.36%1,3672.46%5330.96%250.04%4,3447.81%55,613
Piscataquis 4,08450.48%3,72746.07%1732.14%1031.27%30.04%3574.41%8,090
Sagadahoc 5,98850.42%5,52946.56%2872.42%630.53%90.08%4593.86%11,876
Somerset 8,86846.76%9,46549.91%4642.45%1580.83%110.06%-597-3.15%18,966
Waldo 6,28954.06%4,85341.72%3482.99%1311.13%120.10%1,43612.34%11,633
Washington 7,03949.45%6,64446.67%3072.16%2421.70%30.02%3952.78%14,235
York 27,38044.95%31,99652.52%1,2792.10%2220.36%390.06%-4,616-7.57%60,916
Totals236,32048.91%232,27948.07%10,8742.25%3,4950.72%2400.05%4,0410.84%483,208

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1976. The Democratic ticket of former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter and Minnesota senator Walter Mondale narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent president Gerald Ford and Kansas senator Bob Dole. This was the first presidential election since 1932 in which the incumbent was defeated, as well as the only Democratic victory of the six presidential elections between 1968 and 1988 and the last time the Democratic ticket would win until 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1976, and was part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Montana</span>

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in Vermont</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee Ronald Reagan of California and his running mate George H.W. Bush of Texas. Reagan took 44.37% of the vote to incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter’s 38.41%, a victory margin of 5.96%. Independent John Anderson took 14.90%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in New York</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 41 electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Vermont</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in New York</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 41 electors to the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. New York was won by Democratic Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, in a narrow victory against incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, who failed to gain the presidency through formal election that year. Carter was running with Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale, and President Ford had selected Kansas Senator Bob Dole. The presidential election of 1976 was a very partisan election in New York, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either Carter or Ford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in New Jersey</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose 17 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Utah</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in New Hampshire</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in New Hampshire</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in Michigan</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and the District of Columbia participated in the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in Mississippi</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 United States presidential election in Maine</span>

The 1980 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 3%, carrying fourteen out of sixteen counties. In recent years, however, the state has grown much more liberal, and no Republican presidential nominee has carried it since 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Georgia</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on November 2, 1976. The Democratic candidate, former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter, overwhelmingly won his home state with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state's 12 electoral votes. Carter carried all of Georgia's 159 counties and 10 congressional districts by wide margins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 United States presidential election in Oklahoma</span>

The 1976 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. All fifty states and the District of Columbia participated in the election. Oklahoma voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Maine
  2. 1976 General Election: Presidential (Report). Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. 1976.
  3. Our Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1976