United States presidential election in Washington (state), 1976

Main article: United States presidential election, 1976

United States presidential election in Washington, 1976

November 2, 1976



Nominee	Gerald Ford	Jimmy Carter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	Michigan	Georgia
Running mate	Bob Dole	Walter Mondale
Electoral vote	8	0
Popular vote	777,732	717,323
Percentage	50.00%	46.11%

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of Washington with exactly 50% of the vote,^[1] but carried only 8 of the state's 9 electoral votes. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan lost the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford in 1976 and was not on the ballot in any state. However, he was given 1 electoral vote by Washington faithless elector Mike Padden.

References

↑ "1976 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved May 9, 2016.

State Results of the 1976 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Eugene McCarthy Full list

General articles	Election timeline Democratic primaries Republican primaries Republican Convention Democratic Convention Debates

Local results	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Other 1976 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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