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United States presidential election of 1976: Quick Facts

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Also Known As presidential election of 1976
Date November 2, 1976
Location United States

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Jimmy Carter in a suit and tie, looking to the side in a black and white portrait from 1979.
Jimmy Carter campaign button, 1976
Jimmy Carter campaign button, 1976
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale stand together raising clasped hands, with Rosalynn Carter and Amy Carter waving beside them at the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York City.
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford
Richard J. Daley and Jimmy Carter
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1976 presidential election by state. States won by Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter are shaded in blue, while those won by Republican candidate Gerald Ford are in red. Each state is labeled with its number of electoral votes, with Carter winning 297 electoral votes and Ford 240. An American flag motif appears in the background.
Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, Peace Prize winner, and president
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Key People

Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
president of the United States
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
president of United States
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
president of United States
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
American politician
George Wallace
George Wallace
American politician
Church, Frank; Carter, Jimmy
Frank Church
American politician
Eugene J. McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
United States senator
Walter Mondale
Walter Mondale
vice president of United States
Senator Bob Dole
Bob Dole
United States senator
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Henry M. Jackson
United States senator
R. Sargent Shriver, 1962
R. Sargent Shriver
American politician

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