The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote.
This was the last time that a Marxist political party appeared on the presidential ballot in Delaware until the 2008 election when the Socialist Workers Party appeared on the ballot.
Results
Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Kent 16,523 56.15% 12,604 42.83% 301 1.02% 3,919 13.32% 29,428 New Castle 87,521 51.38% 80,074 47.01% 2,743 1.61% 7,447 4.37% 170,338 Sussex 18,552 51.44% 17,153 47.56% 363 1.00% 1,399 3.88% 36,068Totals122,59651.98%109,83146.57%3,4071.45%12,7655.41%235,834
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent New Castle Sussex
See also United States presidential elections in Delaware
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