1976 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 450,825 346,140 Percentage 56.17% 43.13%

County Results   Carter — >40%   Carter — >50%      Ford — >50%   Carter — >60%   Carter — >70%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, and his running mate Walter Mondale over the Republican nominee, President Gerald Ford and his running mate Senator Bob Dole. Carter won South Carolina by a margin of 13.04% above Ford.

Ford managed to carry just three of South Carolina's counties, while Nixon managed to carry all counties four years earlier. Had Ford managed to win the state, South Carolina would have the longest streak of consecutive Republican wins, last voting Democratic in 1960.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	450,825	56.17%	8
	Republican	Gerald Ford	346,140	43.13%	0
	American	Thomas Anderson	2,997	0.37%	0
	American Independent Party	Lester Maddox	1,951	0.24%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	681	0.08%	0
Totals			802,594	99.99%	8
Voter turnout					-