1976 United States presidential election in Alaska

1976 United States presidential election in Alaska
Ford 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Carter 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Gerald Ford; Republican	Elected President ; Jimmy Carter; Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) with 57.9% of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) with 35.7%.^[1] Carter ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Ford and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson.

With 57.9% of the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Ford's fifth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska.^[2]

Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska, which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party.^[1]^[3]

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1976 United States presidential election in Alaska^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Gerald Ford (incumbent)	71,555	57.90%	3
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	44,058	35.65%	0
	Libertarian	Roger MacBride	6,785	5.49%	0
	N/A	Write-in	1,176	0.95%	0
Totals			123,574	100.00%	3

1976 United States presidential election in Alaska

Results

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

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