1976 Electoral College Results
Jimmy Carter (Democratic) won the 1976 United States presidential election with 297 of 538 electoral votes, to Gerald Ford's 240. 270 electoral votes were needed to win. Jimmy Carter also won the national popular vote with 51.1% (40,831,881 votes).
1976 results map
Jimmy Carter
297
270 to win
240
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)297 EVGerald Ford (Republican)240 EVRonald Reagan (Republican)1 EV
National result
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter | Democratic | 297 | 40,831,881 | 51.1% |
| Gerald Ford | Republican | 240 | 39,148,634 | 48.9% |
| Ronald Reagan | Republican | 1 | — | — |
Notes on this election
- Carter swept the South apart from Virginia, the last Democratic nominee to do so.
- A faithless elector in Washington, Mike Padden, was pledged to Ford but cast his presidential vote for Ronald Reagan, cutting Ford's total from 241 to 240.
- Ford won Maine and both of its congressional districts, so the district method produced no split.
Results by state
| State or district | Electoral votes | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | Gerald Ford |
| Alabama | 9 | Jimmy Carter |
| Arkansas | 6 | Jimmy Carter |
| Arizona | 6 | Gerald Ford |
| California | 45 | Gerald Ford |
| Colorado | 7 | Gerald Ford |
| Connecticut | 8 | Gerald Ford |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Jimmy Carter |
| Delaware | 3 | Jimmy Carter |
| Florida | 17 | Jimmy Carter |
| Georgia | 12 | Jimmy Carter |
| Hawaii | 4 | Jimmy Carter |
| Iowa | 8 | Gerald Ford |
| Idaho | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| Illinois | 26 | Gerald Ford |
| Indiana | 13 | Gerald Ford |
| Kansas | 7 | Gerald Ford |
| Kentucky | 9 | Jimmy Carter |
| Louisiana | 10 | Jimmy Carter |
| Massachusetts | 14 | Jimmy Carter |
| Maryland | 10 | Jimmy Carter |
| Maine (statewide) | 2 | Gerald Ford |
| Maine 1st district | 1 | Gerald Ford |
| Maine 2nd district | 1 | Gerald Ford |
| Michigan | 21 | Gerald Ford |
| Minnesota | 10 | Jimmy Carter |
| Missouri | 12 | Jimmy Carter |
| Mississippi | 7 | Jimmy Carter |
| Montana | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| North Carolina | 13 | Jimmy Carter |
| North Dakota | 3 | Gerald Ford |
| Nebraska (statewide) | 5 | Gerald Ford |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| New Jersey | 17 | Gerald Ford |
| New Mexico | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| Nevada | 3 | Gerald Ford |
| New York | 41 | Jimmy Carter |
| Ohio | 25 | Jimmy Carter |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Gerald Ford |
| Oregon | 6 | Gerald Ford |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | Jimmy Carter |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Jimmy Carter |
| South Carolina | 8 | Jimmy Carter |
| South Dakota | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| Tennessee | 10 | Jimmy Carter |
| Texas | 26 | Jimmy Carter |
| Utah | 4 | Gerald Ford |
| Virginia | 12 | Gerald Ford |
| Vermont | 3 | Gerald Ford |
| Washington | 9 | Gerald Ford 8 · Ronald Reagan 1 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | Jimmy Carter |
| West Virginia | 6 | Jimmy Carter |
| Wyoming | 3 | Gerald Ford |