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The1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Delaware was won byJimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeatedincumbentPresidentGerald 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 aMarxist political party appeared on the presidential ballot in Delaware until the2008 election when theSocialist Workers Party appeared on the ballot.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 122,596 | 51.98% | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 109,831 | 46.57% | |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy | 2,437 | 1.03% | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson | 645 | 0.27% | |
| U.S. Labor | Lyndon LaRouche | 136 | 0.06% | |
| Prohibition | Benjamin Bubar Jr. | 103 | 0.04% | |
| Socialist Labor | Jules Levin | 86 | 0.04% | |
| Total votes | 235,834 | 100.00% | ||
| County | Jimmy Carter Democratic | Gerald Ford Republican | Various candidates Other 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% | 36,068 |
| Totals | 122,596 | 51.98% | 109,831 | 46.57% | 3,407 | 1.45% | 12,765 | 5.41% | 235,834 |
All 3 counties
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