The 1976 United States presidential election in Maryland was held on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas lost to the Democratic challengers, Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Carter and Mondale won Maryland with 53.04% of the vote compared to Ford and Dole’s 46.96% – a comfortable margin of 6.08%.

After Nixon had won every county-equivalent in the state except for Baltimore City in 1972, Carter won ten of the state's 23 counties, most critically the populous Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the Washington metropolitan area, and won Baltimore City by almost 100,000 raw votes. Carter began a Democratic winning streak in Prince George's County that continues to this day.1976 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Maryland by County

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which a Democrat carried Allegany, Calvert, Cecil, and St. Mary’s Counties.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

In this election, Maryland voted 4.01% more Democratic than the nation at-large.

Results 1976 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 759,612 53.04% 10 Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) Bob Dole 672,661 46.96% 0

Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Margin Total votes castMaryland State Board of Elections, ‘For President of the United States’ Maryland General Election Returns – November 2, 1976 (Annapolis, 1976) # % # % # %Allegany15,96750.85%15,43549.15%5321.70%31,402Anne Arundel54,35146.97%61,35353.03%-7,002-6.06%115,704Baltimore118,50545.27%143,29354.73%-24,788-9.46%261,798Baltimore City178,59368.60%81,76231.40%96,83137.20%260,355Calvert4,62657.36%3,43942.64%1,18714.72%8,065Caroline3,01749.21%3,11450.79%-97-1.58%6,131Carroll9,94038.83%15,66161.17%-5,721-22.34%25,601Cecil8,95053.33%7,83346.67%1,1176.66%16,783Charles9,52555.00%7,79245.00%1,73310.00%17,317Dorchester4,52848.71%4,76851.29%-240-2.58%9,296Frederick14,54244.77%17,94155.23%-3,399-10.46%32,483Garrett3,33241.80%4,64058.20%-1,308-16.40%7,972Harford19,89045.00%24,30955.00%-4,419-10.00%44,199Howard20,53349.20%21,20050.80%-667-1.60%41,733Kent3,21153.23%2,82146.77%3906.46%6,032Montgomery131,09851.66%122,67448.34%8,4243.32%253,772Prince George's111,74357.97%81,02742.03%30,71615.94%192,770Queen Anne's3,45749.84%3,47950.16%-22-0.32%6,936Somerset3,47251.62%3,25448.38%2183.24%6,726St. Mary's7,22756.17%5,64043.83%1,58712.34%12,867Talbot3,71538.85%5,84861.15%-2,133-22.30%9,563Washington15,90244.05%20,19455.95%-4,292-11.90%36,096Wicomico9,41247.18%10,53752.82%-1,125-5.64%19,949Worcester4,07646.73%4,64753.27%-571-6.54%8,723Totals759,61253.04%672,66146.96%86,9516.08%1,432,273

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Allegany Calvert Cecil Charles Kent Montgomery Prince George's Somerset St. Mary's

Results by congressional district Carter won 5 of the state's 8 congressional districts, including 2 that elected Republicans, while Ford won the remaining 3 districts, 2 of which elected Democrats. District Carter Ford Representative 49.3% 50.7%Robert Bauman 48.3% 51.7%Clarence Long51.5%48.5%Paul SarbanesBarbara Mikulski50.1% 49.9%Marjorie Holt58.7% 41.3%Gladys Spellman 45.2% 54.8%Goodloe Byron81.6% 18.4%Parren Mitchell51.7%48.3%Gilbert GudeNewton Steers

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1976 United States presidential election 1976 United States elections

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