This article lists those who were potential candidates for theDemocratic nomination forvice president of the United States in the1976 election. Former Georgia GovernorJimmy Carter won the1976 Democratic nomination forpresident of the United States, and chose Minnesota SenatorWalter Mondale as his running mate. According to Joel Goldstein, a legal professor and the author of several works on the vice presidency, 1976 marked the beginning of the modern vice presidential selection process, with candidates undergoing extensive vetting.[1] Carter believed that his running mate might be a valuable asset to his presidential campaign, and Mondale became a significant element.[2] The choice of Mondale helped Carter, a Southern "outsider" with little experience in Washington, rally the Democratic base to his candidacy.[3] The Carter–Mondale ticket would go on to defeat theFord–Dole ticket in the general election but ultimately lost to theReagan–Bush ticket in1980. Mondale went on to become the Democratic presidential nominee in1984 but ultimately lost to incumbent PresidentRonald Reagan in the general election.
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