United States presidential election in Ohio, 1976

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United States presidential election in Ohio, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Party Democratic Republican Home state Georgia Michigan Running mate Walter Mondale Bob Dole Electoral vote 25 0 Popular vote 2,011,621 2,000,505 Percentage 48.9% 48.7%

Map of election results by county Election results by county

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

The Buckeye State was won by former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (D) by a margin of 0.27%.

Results

United States presidential election in Ohio, 1976
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	Walter Mondale	2,011,621	48.92%	25
	Republican	Gerald Ford	Bob Dole	2,000,505	48.65%	0
	Independent	Eugene McCarthy	Dennis Anderson	58,258	1.42%	0
	American Independent	Lester Maddox	William Dyke	15,529	0.38%	0
	Libertarian Party	Roger MacBride	David Bergland	8,961	0.22%	0
	Communist	Gus Hall	Jarvis Tyner	7,817	0.19%	0
	Socialist Workers	Peter Camejo	Willie Mae Reed	4,717	0.11%	0
Totals				4,107,408	100.00%	9