1976 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was won by former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (D) by a margin of 0.27%, which made the state almost 2% more Republican than the nation-at-large. , this is the last election in which Adams County and Brown County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, the last time until 2020 when Wood County voted for a losing candidate,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 and the last time that a Democrat would win Ohio while losing neighboring Michigan. It would also be the last election in which a Democratic Candidate won the state by under 1%, as Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton won Ohio in both of their runs by more than 1%

The state was not only one of the closest states in the election, but it was called for Carter after he won Wisconsin, the tipping-point state of the election. Ohio, Mississippi, and Wisconsin were the only three states that Carter won without receiving above 50 percent of the vote. Unlike with Mississippi, Wisconsin and Ohio were the two closest states that Carter won, and if Carter had lost both, he would have lost the election to Ford.Delaney, Paul (November 8, 1976). Blacks Line Up For Carter Plums. The New York Times. The Parsons Sun. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

Results 1976 United States presidential election in OhioDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas 1976 Presidential General Election Results – OhioPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 2,011,621 48.92% 25 Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) Bob Dole 2,000,505 48.65% 0 Not Designated Eugene McCarthy Dennis Anderson 58,258 1.42% 0 American Lester Maddox William Dyke 15,529 0.38% 0 Not Designated Roger MacBride David Bergland 8,961 0.22% 0 Not Designated Gus Hall Jarvis Tyner 7,817 0.19% 0 Not Designated Peter CamejoWillie Mae Reed 4,717 0.11% 0 Not Designated Lyndon LaRouche R. Wayne Evans 4,335 0.11% 0 Write-in Julius Levin Constance Blomen 68 0.00% 0 Write-in Benjamin Bubar Earl Dodge 62 0.00% 0 Totals 4,107,408 100.00% 25

Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Eugene McCarthyOur Campaigns; OH US President November 02, 1976Not Designated Lester MaddoxAmerican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescastDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Ohio # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 4,450 50.68% 4,197 47.80% 55 0.63% 47 0.54% 20 0.23% 253 2.88% 8,780 Allen 14,627 37.35% 23,721 60.56% 478 1.22% 201 0.51% 71 0.18% -9,094 -23.21% 39,167 Ashland 7,205 41.52% 9,761 56.25% 256 1.48% 71 0.41% 28 0.16% -2,556 -14.73% 17,354 Ashtabula 20,883 54.07% 16,885 43.72% 595 1.54% 137 0.36% 59 0.15% 3,998 10.35% 38,625 Athens 9,896 52.04% 8,387 44.10% 581 3.06% 24 0.13% 82 0.43% 1,509 7.94% 19,016 Auglaize 5,840 36.58% 9,772 61.21% 205 1.29% 99 0.62% 20 0.13% -3,932 -24.63% 15,965 Belmont 21,162 60.09% 13,550 38.47% 305 0.87% 72 0.20% 86 0.24% 7,612 21.62% 35,219 Brown 5,432 53.64% 4,549 44.92% 87 0.86% 37 0.37% 10 0.10% 883 8.72% 10,126 Butler 35,123 40.74% 49,625 57.56% 817 0.95% 286 0.33% 236 0.27% -14,502 -16.82% 86,217 Carroll 5,006 48.48% 5,091 49.31% 113 1.10% 72 0.70% 21 0.20% -85 -0.83% 10,325 Champaign 4,748 41.28% 6,526 56.74% 135 1.18% 48 0.42% 28 0.24% -1,778 -15.46% 11,502 Clark 26,135 47.81% 26,745 48.93% 699 1.28% 253 0.46% 614 1.13% -610 -1.12% 54,660 Clermont 14,850 42.38% 19,616 55.99% 335 0.96% 125 0.36% 51 0.15% -4,766 -13.61% 35,037 Clinton 4,959 42.25% 6,597 56.21% 115 0.98% 25 0.21% 28 0.24% -1,638 -13.96% 11,737 Columbiana 23,096 49.81% 22,318 48.13% 606 1.31% 221 0.48% 70 0.15% 778 1.68% 46,367 Coshocton 5,827 46.63% 6,361 50.90% 143 1.15% 51 0.41% 97 0.78% -534 -4.27% 12,496 Crawford 7,553 40.03% 10,801 57.24% 311 1.65% 153 0.81% 19 0.10% -3,248 -17.21% 18,870 Cuyahoga 349,186 56.03% 255,594 41.01% 10,854 1.75% 2,270 0.37% 3,741 0.60% 93,592 15.02% 623,222 Darke 9,901 45.10% 11,580 52.75% 250 1.14% 136 0.62% 57 0.26% -1,679 -7.65% 21,953 Defiance 5,850 42.77% 7,526 55.02% 188 1.38% 63 0.46% 29 0.21% -1,676 -12.25% 13,679 Delaware 7,058 35.55% 12,285 61.88% 323 1.63% 121 0.61% 19 0.10% -5,227 -26.33% 19,853 Erie 13,843 46.96% 14,742 50.01% 472 1.61% 229 0.78% 108 0.37% -899 -3.05% 29,478 Fairfield 13,361 40.39% 19,098 57.73% 334 1.01% 169 0.51% 58 0.18% -5,737 -17.34% 33,079 Fayette 4,477 43.20% 5,719 55.18% 76 0.73% 64 0.62% 13 0.13% -1,242 -11.98% 10,364 Franklin 141,624 41.57% 189,645 55.66% 6,062 1.78% 1,187 0.35% 1,161 0.34% -48,021 -14.09% 340,712 Fulton 4,850 37.45% 7,891 60.94% 167 1.29% 24 0.19% 7 0.05% -3,041 -23.49% 12,949 Gallia 4,971 48.18% 5,198 50.38% 91 0.88% 36 0.35% 15 0.15% -227 -2.20% 10,317 Geauga 10,449 39.78% 15,004 57.12% 424 1.62% 183 0.70% 121 0.46% -4,555 -17.34% 26,269 Greene 20,245 45.93% 22,598 51.27% 716 1.63% 124 0.28% 302 0.69% -2,353 -5.34% 44,077 Guernsey 7,573 48.78% 7,746 49.90% 129 0.83% 40 0.26% 20 0.13% -173 -1.12% 15,524 Hamilton 135,605 38.41% 211,267 59.84% 3,930 1.11% 931 0.26% 776 0.22% -75,662 -21.43% 353,079 Hancock 8,548 33.74% 15,983 63.09% 328 1.30% 170 0.67% 219 0.87% -7,435 -29.35% 25,333 Hardin 4,650 41.99% 6,076 54.86% 134 1.21% 61 0.55% 124 1.12% -1,426 -12.87% 11,075 Harrison 4,070 52.99% 3,509 45.68% 68 0.89% 16 0.21% 12 0.16% 561 7.31% 7,681 Henry 4,592 36.82% 7,656 61.40% 156 1.25% 31 0.25% 19 0.15% -3,064 -24.58% 12,470 Highland 6,327 47.46% 6,853 51.41% 99 0.74% 24 0.18% 14 0.11% -526 -3.95% 13,331 Hocking 5,126 54.56% 4,114 43.78% 118 1.26% 16 0.17% 12 0.13% 1,012 10.78% 9,396 Holmes 2,242 42.31% 2,870 54.16% 70 1.32% 23 0.43% 83 1.57% -628 -11.85% 5,299 Huron 7,742 42.85% 9,386 51.95% 282 1.57% 141 0.78% 465 2.58% -1,644 -9.10% 18,066 Jackson 6,699 52.25% 5,987 46.69% 80 0.62% 26 0.20% 17 0.13% 712 5.56% 12,822 Jefferson 22,318 59.00% 14,839 39.23% 481 1.27% 74 0.20% 77 0.20% 7,479 19.77% 37,825 Knox 7,361 43.09% 9,290 54.39% 244 1.43% 77 0.45% 70 0.41% -1,929 -11.30% 17,081 Lake 40,734 51.30% 36,390 45.83% 1,358 1.72% 408 0.52% 291 0.37% 4,344 5.47% 79,408 Lawrence 12,072 52.50% 10,668 46.39% 154 0.67% 54 0.24% 29 0.13% 1,404 6.11% 22,996 Licking 19,247 44.01% 23,518 53.78% 618 1.42% 153 0.35% 106 0.24% -4,271 -9.77% 43,733 Logan 5,949 38.62% 9,092 59.03% 178 1.16% 116 0.75% 41 0.27% -3,143 -20.41% 15,402 Lorain 52,387 55.31% 39,459 41.66% 1,631 1.73% 404 0.43% 525 0.56% 12,928 13.65% 94,711 Lucas 103,658 56.36% 76,069 41.36% 2,762 1.51% 455 0.25% 545 0.30% 27,589 15.00% 183,907 Madison 4,885 40.17% 7,074 58.17% 133 1.10% 39 0.32% 12 0.10% -2,189 -18.00% 12,161 Mahoning 75,837 60.53% 46,314 36.96% 1,362 1.09% 533 0.43% 882 0.71% 29,523 23.57% 125,294 Marion 10,962 44.52% 13,141 53.38% 330 1.34% 84 0.34% 66 0.27% -2,179 -8.86% 24,620 Medina 16,251 44.83% 19,066 52.60% 623 1.72% 135 0.37% 86 0.24% -2,815 -7.77% 36,249 Meigs 5,262 50.85% 4,942 47.76% 95 0.92% 30 0.29% 12 0.12% 320 3.09% 10,348 Mercer 6,724 45.28% 7,678 51.71% 248 1.67% 122 0.82% 50 0.34% -954 -6.43% 14,849 Miami 13,074 40.34% 18,686 57.65% 407 1.26% 95 0.29% 98 0.30% -5,612 -17.31% 32,413 Monroe 4,296 60.24% 2,728 38.25% 75 1.05% 12 0.17% 16 0.22% 1,568 21.99% 7,132 Montgomery 106,468 50.35% 100,223 47.40% 2,701 1.28% 567 0.27% 955 0.45% 6,245 2.95% 211,436 Morgan 2,727 46.94% 2,971 51.14% 66 1.14% 31 0.53% 8 0.14% -244 -4.20% 5,809 Morrow 4,870 44.63% 5,814 53.28% 150 1.38% 49 0.45% 11 0.10% -944 -8.65% 10,912 Muskingum 14,178 47.15% 15,358 51.07% 350 1.16% 119 0.40% 38 0.13% -1,180 -3.92% 30,070 Noble 2,612 45.58% 3,007 52.48% 68 1.19% 24 0.42% 14 0.24% -395 -6.90% 5,730 Ottawa 9,646 52.71% 8,241 45.04% 275 1.51% 78 0.43% 22 0.12% 1,405 7.67% 18,299 Paulding 3,229 46.21% 3,593 51.42% 101 1.45% 46 0.66% 11 0.16% -364 -5.21% 6,987 Perry 6,268 51.64% 5,637 46.44% 135 1.11% 61 0.50% 19 0.16% 631 5.20% 12,138 Pickaway 5,907 42.06% 7,695 54.79% 140 1.00% 65 0.47% 169 1.21% -1,788 -12.73% 14,045 Pike 5,734 59.89% 3,729 38.95% 68 0.71% 17 0.18% 17 0.18% 2,005 20.94% 9,574 Portage 24,417 55.72% 17,927 40.91% 1,008 2.31% 171 0.39% 184 0.42% 6,490 14.81% 43,824 Preble 5,850 45.89% 6,654 52.20% 132 1.04% 57 0.45% 33 0.26% -804 -6.31% 12,747 Putnam 5,035 39.61% 7,332 57.69% 256 2.02% 59 0.46% 14 0.11% -2,297 -18.08% 12,710 Richland 23,065 46.83% 24,310 49.36% 600 1.22% 228 0.46% 898 1.83% -1,245 -2.53% 49,251 Ross 10,743 47.22% 11,477 50.45% 248 1.09% 77 0.34% 148 0.65% -734 -3.23% 22,751 Sandusky 11,202 45.05% 13,074 52.58% 436 1.76% 88 0.35% 27 0.11% -1,872 -7.53% 24,867 Scioto 18,019 57.22% 13,021 41.35% 218 0.69% 111 0.35% 89 0.28% 4,998 15.87% 31,488 Seneca 10,074 44.74% 11,730 52.10% 498 2.22% 140 0.62% 39 0.17% -1,656 -7.36% 22,516 Shelby 6,414 43.17% 8,011 53.91% 207 1.40% 182 1.23% 20 0.13% -1,597 -10.74% 14,859 Stark 70,012 48.05% 72,607 49.83% 1,805 1.24% 671 0.46% 336 0.23% -2,595 -1.78% 145,709 Summit 123,711 59.09% 80,415 38.41% 3,192 1.53% 613 0.29% 1,026 0.49% 43,296 20.68% 209,350 Trumbull 53,828 58.16% 36,469 39.41% 1,068 1.16% 490 0.53% 462 0.50% 17,359 18.75% 92,544 Tuscarawas 16,880 53.01% 14,279 44.84% 429 1.35% 149 0.47% 50 0.16% 2,601 8.17% 31,841 Union 4,377 36.34% 7,464 61.98% 117 0.97% 52 0.43% 13 0.11% -3,087 -25.64% 12,043 Van Wert 5,689 39.83% 8,344 58.42% 143 1.00% 64 0.45% 19 0.13% -2,655 -18.59% 14,284 Vinton 2,629 54.25% 2,148 44.33% 46 0.95% 11 0.23% 10 0.21% 481 9.92% 4,846 Warren 13,349 44.59% 16,115 53.83% 235 0.79% 119 0.40% 74 0.25% -2,766 -9.24% 29,935 Washington 8,914 42.25% 11,513 54.57% 250 1.19% 89 0.42% 275 1.31% -2,599 -12.32% 21,096 Wayne 13,087 42.55% 16,976 55.20% 429 1.40% 105 0.34% 103 0.34% -3,889 -12.65% 30,754 Williams 4,920 38.55% 7,596 59.52% 178 1.40% 34 0.27% 15 0.12% -2,676 -20.97% 12,762 Wood 16,926 45.58% 19,331 52.06% 649 1.75% 117 0.32% 52 0.14% -2,405 -6.48% 37,131 Wyandot 4,043 40.65% 5,661 56.92% 174 1.75% 47 0.47% 11 0.11% -1,618 -16.27% 9,946Totals2,011,62148.92%2,000,50548.65%58,2581.42%15,5290.38%25,960 0.63%11,1160.27%4,111,873

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Adams Ashtabula Belmont Brown Columbiana Cuyahoga Harrison Hocking Jackson Jefferson Lake Lawrence Lorain Mahoning Meigs Monroe Montgomery Ottawa Perry Pike Portage Scioto Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Vinton

By congressional district Despite losing the state, Ford won 14 of the state's 23 congressional districts, including 3 which elected Democrats, while the other 9 districts were won by Carter, including 2 won by Republicans. District Carter Ford Representative 41.4% 58.6%Bill Gradison37.1%62.9%Donald D. ClancyTom Luken 51.6% 48.4%Charles W. Whalen Jr. 40.4% 59.6%Tennyson Guyer 44.6% 55.4%Del Latta 48.8% 51.2%Bill Harsha 46.4% 53.6%Bud Brown 45.5% 54.5%Tom Kindness58.1% 41.9%Thomas L. Ashley 49% 51%Clarence E. Miller 52.5% 47.5%J. William Stanton 44.3% 55.7%Samuel L. Devine54.3%45.7%Charles Adams MosherDon Pease 62.8% 37.2%John F. Seiberling 41% 59%Chalmers Wylie 48.1% 51.9%Ralph Regula 45.8% 54.2%John M. Ashbrook55.2%44.8%Wayne HaysDouglas Applegate 61.9% 38.1%Charles J. Carney62.5%37.5%James V. StantonMary Rose Oakar 85.8% 14.2%Louis Stokes 49.8% 50.2%Charles Vanik 43.3% 56.7%Ronald M. Mottl

See also United States presidential elections in Ohio

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