1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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

1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Turnout	84.0%[1]
Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 719,261 647,895 Percentage 52.06% 46.90%
County Results Municipality Results Ford   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Carter   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%
President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

Connecticut was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas. Ford and Dole defeated the Democratic nominees, Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and his running mate Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota.

Ford narrowly carried Connecticut with 52.06% of the vote to Carter's 46.90%, a victory margin of 5.16%.^[2] As of the 2020 United States presidential election^[update], this is the last time a Democrat has won the presidency without carrying Connecticut. The state would not vote for a losing candidate again until 2000, and for the loser of the popular vote until 2004.

Results

1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Gerald Ford (incumbent)	719,261	52.06%	8
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	647,895	46.90%	0
	American Independent	Lester Maddox	7,101	0.51%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	5,480	0.40%	0
	U.S. Labor	Lyndon LaRouche	1,789	0.13%	0
Totals			1,380,733	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					-

By county

County	Gerald Ford Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Fairfield	209,458	58.15%	148,353	41.18%	2,413	0.67%	61,105	16.97%	360,224
Hartford	175,064	47.51%	191,257	51.90%	2,173	0.59%	-16,193	-4.39%	368,494
Litchfield	40,705	55.32%	32,419	44.06%	459	0.62%	8,286	11.26%	73,583
Middlesex	31,115	51.39%	29,097	48.05%	338	0.56%	2,018	3.34%	60,550
New Haven	174,342	52.17%	157,402	47.10%	2,445	0.73%	16,940	5.07%	334,189
New London	47,231	50.40%	45,908	48.98%	581	0.62%	1,323	1.42%	93,720
Tolland	23,703	50.41%	23,079	49.08%	242	0.51%	624	1.33%	47,024
Windham	17,643	46.11%	20,380	53.26%	239	0.63%	-2,737	-7.15%	38,262
Totals	719,261	52.06%	647,895	46.90%	14,370	1.04%	71,366	5.16%	1,381,526

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Hartford
• Windham

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut