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1976 electoral map

Jimmy Carter (Democratic) won the 1976 presidential election with 297 electoral votes to Gerald Ford's 240. Carter carried 24 of the 51 states that took part (including Washington, D.C.).
Winner
Jimmy Carter
297
Republican
Gerald Ford
240
official Electoral College count
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  • Some electoral votes were split within states, cast by faithless electors or not counted, so the coloured states do not add up exactly to the official totals shown here. Each state is coloured by the party that won most of its electors.

States won in 1976

Jimmy Carter· Democratic
24 states
New York 41Pennsylvania 27Texas 26Ohio 25Florida 17Massachusetts 14North Carolina 13Georgia 12Missouri 12Wisconsin 11Louisiana 10Maryland 10Minnesota 10Tennessee 10Alabama 9Kentucky 9South Carolina 8Mississippi 7Arkansas 6West Virginia 6Hawaii 4Rhode Island 4Delaware 3District of Columbia 3
Gerald Ford· Republican
27 states
California 45Illinois 26Michigan 21New Jersey 17Indiana 13Virginia 12Washington 9Connecticut 8Iowa 8Oklahoma 8Colorado 7Kansas 7Arizona 6Oregon 6Nebraska 5Idaho 4Maine 4Montana 4New Hampshire 4New Mexico 4South Dakota 4Utah 4Alaska 3Nevada 3North Dakota 3Vermont 3Wyoming 3

Electoral College in 1976

51 states and Washington, D.C. held 538 electoral votes in 1976. The largest prize was California with 45 electoral votes.

Compare with every other election, see electoral votes by state today, or draw your own 2028 map.

Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1976 election article.