1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,040,232 1,004,987 Percentage 49.50% 47.83%

County Results Carter   40-50%   50–60%   60-70% Ford   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Jimmy Carter won the state of Wisconsin with 49.50% of the vote giving him 11 electoral votes. Wisconsin was the tipping-point state of the election.

Primaries

Democratic primaries

• Jimmy Carter - 36.63%
• Mo Udall - 35.62%
• George Wallace - 12.49%
• Scoop Jackson - 6.43%

Republican primaries

• Gerald Ford - 55.23%
• Ronald Reagan - 44.29%

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	1,040,232	49.50%	11
	Republican	Gerald Ford	1,004,987	47.83%	0
	Independent	Eugene McCarthy	34,943	1.66%	0
	American Independent	Lester Maddox	29,135	1.28%	0
	American	John Rarick	8,552	0.41%	0
	Socialist	Frank Zeidler	4,298	0.20%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	29,135	1.28%	0
Totals			2,101,336	100.0%	11