1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Flag of Rhode Island.svg
  1972 November 2, 1976 1980  
Turnout76.4% [1]
  Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia Michigan
Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole
Electoral vote40
Popular vote227,636181,249
Percentage55.36%44.08%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1976.svg
Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 1976.svg

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

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

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Rhode Island was won by Jimmy Carter (DGeorgia), with 55.36% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (RMichigan), who finished with 44.08% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate received any votes.

Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States. [2]

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 227,636 55.36%
Republican Gerald Ford (inc.)181,24944.08%
Write-In2,2850.56%
Total votes411,170 100%

By county

CountyJimmy Carter
Democratic
Gerald Ford
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bristol 11,22852.41%10,13147.29%660.30%1,0975.12%21,425
Kent 35,85551.07%34,13148.61%2270.32%1,7242.46%70,213
Newport 17,76853.67%15,15545.78%1840.55%2,6137.89%33,107
Providence 144,80557.96%103,97641.62%1,0360.42%40,82916.34%249,817
Washington 17,98049.91%17,85649.57%1860.52%1240.34%36,022
Totals227,63655.36%181,24944.08%2,2850.56%46,38711.28%411,170

Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1976 (416,583) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1976 (544,992). See "General Election November 2, 1976". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved February 11, 2024.