The 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1976, in West Virginia as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. The two major party candidates, Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter were the only candidates to appear on the state's ballot.

Carter won the state of West Virginia with 58.07 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 6 electoral votes. He had a 16.14 point margin over the incumbent President Ford. , this is the last election in which Putnam County, Mineral County, and Hampshire County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

Results

Results by county CountyJimmy CarterDemocraticGerald FordRepublicanMarginTotal votescast # % # % # %Barbour3,64752.99%3,23547.01%4125.98%6,882Berkeley8,21647.90%8,93552.10%-719-4.20%17,151Boone8,52873.52%3,07226.48% 5,45647.04%11,600Braxton4,01267.71%1,91332.29% 2,09935.42%5,925Brooke8,19763.11%4,79236.89% 3,40526.22%12,989Cabell20,81151.44%19,64448.56%1,1672.88%40,455Calhoun2,17362.88%1,28337.12% 89025.76%3,456Clay2,66267.49%1,28232.51% 1,38034.98%3,944Doddridge1,24540.83%1,80459.17%-559-18.34%3,049Fayette15,49673.95%5,45926.05% 10,03747.90%20,955Gilmer2,24562.09%1,37137.91% 87424.18%3,616Grant1,32330.77%2,97669.23%-1,653-38.46%4,299Greenbrier8,29158.58%5,86241.42% 2,42917.16%14,153Hampshire3,10459.68%2,09740.32%1,00719.36%5,201Hancock10,62761.08%6,77138.92% 3,85622.16%17,398Hardy2,99361.70%1,85838.30% 1,13523.40%4,851Harrison21,46758.59%15,17241.41% 6,29517.18%36,639Jackson5,33449.88%5,36050.12%-26-0.24%10,694Jefferson5,16657.21%3,86442.79% 1,30214.42%9,030Kanawha53,60255.94%42,21344.06% 11,38911.88%95,815Lewis3,96051.46%3,73648.54%2242.92%7,696Lincoln5,26063.70%2,99736.30% 2,26327.40%8,257Logan13,12276.54%4,02123.46% 9,10153.08%17,143Marion17,80063.14%10,39136.86% 7,40926.28%28,191Marshall8,64156.31%6,70543.69% 1,93612.62%15,346Mason6,76956.53%5,20543.47% 1,56413.06%11,974McDowell10,55771.99%4,10728.01% 6,45043.98%14,664Mercer14,76157.77%10,79142.23%3,97015.54%25,552Mineral5,89853.48%5,13046.52%7686.96%11,028Mingo8,65574.20%3,01025.80% 5,64548.40%11,665Monongalia16,16357.75%11,82742.25% 4,33615.50%27,990Monroe3,29754.52%2,75045.48%5479.04%6,047Morgan1,92944.88%2,36955.12%-440-10.24%4,298Nicholas6,23564.30%3,46235.70% 2,77328.60%9,697Ohio11,81748.64%12,47651.36%-659-2.72%24,293Pendleton2,10457.52%1,55442.48% 55015.04%3,658Pleasants1,69951.38%1,60848.62%912.76%3,307Pocahontas2,33057.25%1,74042.75% 59014.50%4,070Preston5,59549.45%5,71950.55%-124-1.10%11,314Putnam8,22656.50%6,33443.50% 1,89213.00%14,560Raleigh19,76865.02%10,63734.98% 9,13130.04%30,405Randolph7,26560.11%4,82239.89% 2,44320.22%12,087Ritchie1,94140.31%2,87459.69%-933-19.38%4,815Roane3,51952.25%3,21647.75%3034.50%6,735Summers3,94363.63%2,25436.37% 1,68927.26%6,197Taylor3,90557.46%2,89142.54% 1,01414.92%6,796Tucker2,32362.46%1,39637.54% 92724.92%3,719Tyler1,81741.95%2,51458.05%-697-16.10%4,331Upshur3,51342.32%4,78957.68%-1,276-15.36%8,302Wayne9,95862.37%6,00937.63% 3,94924.74%15,967Webster2,93175.12%97124.88%1,96050.24%3,902Wetzel5,04257.07%3,79342.93%1,24914.14%8,835Wirt1,18253.41%1,03146.59%1516.82%2,213Wood17,07548.16%18,38251.84%-1,307-3.69%35,457Wyoming7,77564.46%4,28635.54%3,48928.92%12,061Totals435,91458.07%314,76041.93%121,15416.14%750,674

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Boone Braxton Brooke Cabell Clay Fayette Hancock Hampshire Hardy Lewis Lincoln Marion Mason McDowell Mingo Mercer Mineral Monroe Pleasants Putnam Roane Webster Wyoming Wirt Barbour Calhoun Gilmer Greenbrier Harrison Jefferson Kanawha Marshall Monongalia Nicholas Pendleton Pocahontas Raleigh Randolph Summers Taylor Tucker Wayne Wetzel

By congressional district Carter won all 4 of the state's congressional districts. District Carter Ford Representative 55.5% 44.5%Bob Mollohan 55.5% 44.5%Harley Orrin Staggers 57.8% 42.2%John M. Slack Jr.62.8%37.2%Ken HechlerNick Rahall

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