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Election in Missouri
1976 United States presidential election in Missouri
County Results
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Ford
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Missouri was won by Jimmy Carter (D –Georgia ), with 51.10% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R –Michigan ), who finished with 47.47% of the popular vote.
Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States . As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Laclede County , McDonald County , Bollinger County , Webster County , Pettis County , and Cass County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate,[ 1] and the last time a Democrat won Missouri with the majority of the vote.
Results
Results by county
James Earl Carter Democratic
Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[ 3]
County
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
3,684
40.34%
5,249
57.47%
200
2.19%
-1,565
-17.14%
9,133
Andrew
3,042
48.96%
3,130
50.38%
41
0.66%
-88
-1.42%
6,213
Atchison
1,926
49.01%
1,960
49.87%
44
1.12%
-34
-0.87%
3,930
Audrain
5,600
50.76%
5,378
48.75%
54
0.49%
222
2.01%
11,032
Barry
5,046
49.72%
5,053
49.79%
49
0.48%
-7
-0.07%
10,148
Barton
2,326
45.81%
2,708
53.34%
43
0.85%
-382
-7.52%
5,077
Bates
4,288
55.80%
3,350
43.60%
46
0.60%
938
12.21%
7,684
Benton
2,684
48.04%
2,875
51.46%
28
0.50%
-191
-3.42%
5,587
Bollinger
2,740
56.36%
2,113
43.46%
9
0.19%
627
12.90%
4,862
Boone
17,674
50.65%
16,373
46.92%
846
2.42%
1,301
3.73%
34,893
Buchanan
17,427
51.07%
16,446
48.19%
251
0.74%
981
2.87%
34,124
Butler
6,759
54.14%
5,669
45.41%
57
0.46%
1,090
8.73%
12,485
Caldwell
2,113
49.92%
2,094
49.47%
26
0.61%
19
0.45%
4,233
Callaway
4,843
48.15%
5,115
50.85%
101
1.00%
-272
-2.70%
10,059
Camden
3,975
46.71%
4,469
52.51%
66
0.78%
-494
-5.80%
8,510
Cape Girardeau
10,440
45.07%
12,607
54.42%
117
0.51%
-2,167
-9.36%
23,164
Carroll
3,114
51.24%
2,936
48.31%
27
0.44%
178
2.93%
6,077
Carter
1,154
57.50%
842
41.95%
11
0.55%
312
15.55%
2,007
Cass
9,008
55.16%
7,182
43.98%
140
0.86%
1,826
11.18%
16,330
Cedar
2,192
44.15%
2,752
55.43%
21
0.42%
-560
-11.28%
4,965
Chariton
3,055
58.70%
2,128
40.89%
21
0.40%
927
17.81%
5,204
Christian
3,830
45.37%
4,553
53.93%
59
0.70%
-723
-8.56%
8,442
Clark
1,679
51.28%
1,582
48.32%
13
0.40%
97
2.96%
3,274
Clay
26,609
50.86%
24,962
47.71%
744
1.42%
1,647
3.15%
52,315
Clinton
3,424
54.59%
2,807
44.75%
41
0.65%
617
9.84%
6,272
Cole
7,949
35.32%
14,370
63.86%
184
0.82%
-6,421
-28.53%
22,503
Cooper
3,087
45.34%
3,694
54.25%
28
0.41%
-607
-8.91%
6,809
Crawford
3,565
52.17%
3,224
47.18%
44
0.64%
341
4.99%
6,833
Dade
1,681
45.31%
2,015
54.31%
14
0.38%
-334
-9.00%
3,710
Dallas
2,453
49.96%
2,430
49.49%
27
0.55%
23
0.47%
4,910
Daviess
2,250
53.69%
1,919
45.79%
22
0.52%
331
7.90%
4,191
DeKalb
2,023
53.53%
1,739
46.02%
17
0.45%
284
7.52%
3,779
Dent
2,931
54.27%
2,433
45.05%
37
0.69%
498
9.22%
5,401
Douglas
1,981
42.45%
2,652
56.82%
34
0.73%
-671
-14.38%
4,667
Dunklin
7,107
68.06%
3,314
31.73%
22
0.21%
3,793
36.32%
10,443
Franklin
11,695
48.04%
12,242
50.29%
405
1.66%
-547
-2.25%
24,342
Gasconade
1,702
29.95%
3,925
69.08%
55
0.97%
-2,223
-39.12%
5,682
Gentry
2,249
55.74%
1,772
43.92%
14
0.35%
477
11.82%
4,035
Greene
33,824
46.84%
37,691
52.20%
690
0.96%
-3,867
-5.36%
72,205
Grundy
2,597
49.25%
2,646
50.18%
30
0.57%
-49
-0.93%
5,273
Harrison
2,304
47.87%
2,478
51.49%
31
0.64%
-174
-3.62%
4,813
Henry
5,282
55.62%
4,168
43.89%
47
0.49%
1,114
11.73%
9,497
Hickory
1,398
49.54%
1,403
49.72%
21
0.74%
-5
-0.18%
2,822
Holt
1,529
46.08%
1,777
53.56%
12
0.36%
-248
-7.47%
3,318
Howard
2,769
61.62%
1,690
37.61%
35
0.78%
1,079
24.01%
4,494
Howell
5,265
52.47%
4,692
46.76%
78
0.78%
573
5.71%
10,035
Iron
2,646
59.68%
1,765
39.81%
23
0.52%
881
19.87%
4,434
Jackson
130,120
55.27%
101,401
43.07%
3,920
1.66%
28,719
12.20%
235,441
Jasper
14,910
46.38%
17,086
53.15%
153
0.48%
-2,176
-6.77%
32,149
Jefferson
25,159
57.29%
18,261
41.58%
495
1.13%
6,898
15.71%
43,915
Johnson
5,551
49.47%
5,513
49.14%
156
1.39%
38
0.34%
11,220
Knox
1,319
51.60%
1,216
47.57%
21
0.82%
103
4.03%
2,556
Laclede
4,381
51.69%
4,067
47.99%
27
0.32%
314
3.71%
8,475
Lafayette
6,410
48.18%
6,823
51.28%
72
0.54%
-413
-3.10%
13,305
Lawrence
5,315
47.72%
5,784
51.93%
38
0.34%
-469
-4.21%
11,137
Lewis
2,486
55.28%
1,983
44.10%
28
0.62%
503
11.19%
4,497
Lincoln
4,473
54.95%
3,581
43.99%
86
1.06%
892
10.96%
8,140
Linn
4,092
56.55%
3,114
43.03%
30
0.41%
978
13.52%
7,236
Livingston
3,819
55.69%
3,010
43.90%
28
0.41%
809
11.80%
6,857
Macon
4,296
55.88%
3,360
43.70%
32
0.42%
936
12.17%
7,688
Madison
2,229
55.88%
1,739
43.59%
21
0.53%
490
12.28%
3,989
Maries
1,796
54.52%
1,485
45.08%
13
0.39%
311
9.44%
3,294
Marion
6,124
52.51%
5,501
47.17%
38
0.33%
623
5.34%
11,663
McDonald
3,111
50.93%
2,949
48.28%
48
0.79%
162
2.65%
6,108
Mercer
1,177
53.33%
1,025
46.44%
5
0.23%
152
6.89%
2,207
Miller
2,739
39.89%
4,095
59.64%
32
0.47%
-1,356
-19.75%
6,866
Mississippi
3,366
65.79%
1,733
33.87%
17
0.33%
1,633
31.92%
5,116
Moniteau
2,462
44.32%
3,077
55.39%
16
0.29%
-615
-11.07%
5,555
Monroe
3,039
65.35%
1,585
34.09%
26
0.56%
1,454
31.27%
4,650
Montgomery
2,535
48.35%
2,665
50.83%
43
0.82%
-130
-2.48%
5,243
Morgan
2,738
48.94%
2,831
50.60%
26
0.46%
-93
-1.66%
5,595
New Madrid
5,319
65.38%
2,798
34.39%
19
0.23%
2,521
30.99%
8,136
Newton
7,045
49.26%
7,142
49.94%
114
0.80%
-97
-0.68%
14,301
Nodaway
4,875
51.13%
4,558
47.81%
101
1.06%
317
3.32%
9,534
Oregon
2,564
69.07%
1,122
30.23%
26
0.70%
1,442
38.85%
3,712
Osage
2,015
38.24%
3,224
61.19%
30
0.57%
-1,209
-22.95%
5,269
Ozark
1,341
43.19%
1,754
56.49%
10
0.32%
-413
-13.30%
3,105
Pemiscot
4,681
64.69%
2,541
35.12%
14
0.19%
2,140
29.57%
7,236
Perry
2,801
40.49%
4,086
59.06%
31
0.45%
-1,285
-18.57%
6,918
Pettis
7,887
51.56%
7,344
48.01%
65
0.42%
543
3.55%
15,296
Phelps
6,261
50.04%
6,153
49.18%
98
0.78%
108
0.86%
12,512
Pike
3,770
52.64%
3,355
46.84%
37
0.52%
415
5.79%
7,162
Platte
8,651
50.73%
8,103
47.51%
300
1.76%
548
3.21%
17,054
Polk
3,663
48.26%
3,893
51.29%
34
0.45%
-230
-3.03%
7,590
Pulaski
4,370
60.13%
2,865
39.42%
32
0.44%
1,505
20.71%
7,267
Putnam
1,097
43.02%
1,444
56.63%
9
0.35%
-347
-13.61%
2,550
Ralls
2,318
62.95%
1,334
36.23%
30
0.81%
984
26.72%
3,682
Randolph
5,839
61.59%
3,594
37.91%
48
0.51%
2,245
23.68%
9,481
Ray
5,535
65.42%
2,853
33.72%
73
0.86%
2,682
31.70%
8,461
Reynolds
2,143
70.73%
879
29.01%
8
0.26%
1,264
41.72%
3,030
Ripley
2,577
60.71%
1,640
38.63%
28
0.66%
937
22.07%
4,245
Saint Charles
22,063
45.30%
26,105
53.60%
536
1.10%
-4,042
-8.30%
48,704
Saint Clair
2,271
55.35%
1,808
44.07%
24
0.58%
463
11.28%
4,103
Saint Francois
8,852
55.63%
7,002
44.01%
57
0.36%
1,850
11.63%
15,911
Saint Louis County
196,915
43.51%
246,988
54.57%
8,723
1.93%
-50,073
-11.06%
452,626
Saint Louis City
118,703
67.04%
58,367
32.96%
0
0.00%
60,336
34.07%
177,070
Sainte Genevieve
3,091
57.54%
2,241
41.72%
40
0.74%
850
15.82%
5,372
Saline
5,890
54.31%
4,883
45.03%
72
0.66%
1,007
9.29%
10,845
Schuyler
1,417
54.08%
1,193
45.53%
10
0.38%
224
8.55%
2,620
Scotland
1,449
52.65%
1,286
46.73%
17
0.62%
163
5.92%
2,752
Scott
8,075
59.48%
5,473
40.31%
28
0.21%
2,602
19.17%
13,576
Shannon
1,960
65.97%
989
33.29%
22
0.74%
971
32.68%
2,971
Shelby
2,227
60.16%
1,453
39.25%
22
0.59%
774
20.91%
3,702
Stoddard
6,097
60.30%
3,989
39.45%
25
0.25%
2,108
20.85%
10,111
Stone
2,358
40.36%
3,457
59.17%
27
0.46%
-1,099
-18.81%
5,842
Sullivan
2,313
51.58%
2,141
47.75%
30
0.67%
172
3.84%
4,484
Taney
3,626
43.46%
4,696
56.28%
22
0.26%
-1,070
-12.82%
8,344
Texas
4,638
57.84%
3,338
41.63%
42
0.52%
1,300
16.21%
8,018
Vernon
4,921
56.67%
3,715
42.78%
48
0.55%
1,206
13.89%
8,684
Warren
2,164
39.85%
3,214
59.19%
52
0.96%
-1,050
-19.34%
5,430
Washington
3,543
58.01%
2,526
41.36%
39
0.64%
1,017
16.65%
6,108
Wayne
2,987
60.25%
1,963
39.59%
8
0.16%
1,024
20.65%
4,958
Webster
3,759
51.39%
3,510
47.98%
46
0.63%
249
3.40%
7,315
Worth
969
55.40%
771
44.08%
9
0.51%
198
11.32%
1,749
Wright
2,781
44.92%
3,397
54.87%
13
0.21%
-616
-9.95%
6,191
Totals
998,387
51.27%
927,443
47.63%
21,315
1.09%
70,944
3.64%
1,947,145
See also
References