1976 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Results by county
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Elections in Michigan |
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won his home state of Michigan with 51.83% of the vote, carrying Michigan's 21 electoral votes. However, he lost the general election to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter. This marked the last time a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Michigan.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 1,893,742 | 51.83% | |
Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 1,696,714 | 46.44% | |
Independent | Eugene McCarthy | 47,905 | 1.31% | |
Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 5,406 | 0.15% | |
People's | Margaret Wright | 3,504 | 0.10% | |
Write-ins | 2,160 | 0.06% | ||
Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 1,804 | 0.05% | |
U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 1,366 | 0.04% | |
Socialist Labor | Julius Levin | 1,148 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 3,653,749 | 100% |
Primaries
Democratic primaries
- Jimmy Carter - 43.40%
- Mo Udall - 43.06%
- George Wallace - 6.94%
Republican primaries
- Gerald Ford - 64.94%
- Ronald Reagan - 34.25%
References
- ^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-04.