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The1976 United States presidential election in Arizona was part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which took place on November 2, 1976, throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona voted strongly for the Republican nominee, incumbent PresidentGerald Ford, over the Democratic nominee, Georgia GovernorJimmy Carter. The state turned out to be the sixth most Republican in the nation behindUtah,Idaho,Alaska,Nebraska andWyoming, as it was already perceived that Carter – highly popular in his nativeSouth – lacked any understanding of the environment,[1] economy, culture and political issues of the West.[2]
Carter did improve upon the performance of the preceding Democratic nominee, South Dakota SenatorGeorge McGovern, swinging away from the GOP by fifteen percentage points.
| 1976 United States presidential election in Arizona[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Gerald Ford (incumbent) | 418,642 | 56.37% | 6 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 295,602 | 39.80% | 0 | |
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy | 19,229 | 2.59% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Roger MacBride | 7,647 | 1.03% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | Peter Camejo | 928 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| American | Thomas J. Anderson (write-in) | 564 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| American Independent | Lester Maddox (write-in) | 85 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United American | Frank Taylor (write-in) | 22 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 742,719 | 100.00% | 6 | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered voters) | 46%/80% | ||||
| County[3] | Gerald Ford Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | Eugene McCarthy Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| Apache | 3,447 | 33.38% | 6,583 | 63.75% | 173 | 1.68% | 124 | 1.20% | -3,136 | -30.37% | 10,327 |
| Cochise | 9,921 | 49.90% | 9,281 | 46.68% | 452 | 2.27% | 229 | 1.15% | 640 | 3.22% | 19,883 |
| Coconino | 11,036 | 51.53% | 9,450 | 44.12% | 737 | 3.44% | 195 | 0.91% | 1,586 | 7.41% | 21,418 |
| Gila | 5,136 | 42.94% | 6,440 | 53.84% | 249 | 2.08% | 137 | 1.15% | -1,304 | -10.90% | 11,962 |
| Graham | 3,659 | 52.59% | 3,050 | 43.83% | 138 | 1.98% | 111 | 1.60% | 609 | 8.76% | 6,958 |
| Greenlee | 1,532 | 36.07% | 2,601 | 61.24% | 81 | 1.91% | 33 | 0.78% | -1,069 | -25.17% | 4,247 |
| Maricopa | 258,262 | 61.66% | 144,613 | 34.53% | 10,106 | 2.41% | 5,860 | 1.40% | 113,649 | 27.13% | 418,841 |
| Mohave | 7,601 | 51.92% | 6,504 | 44.43% | 351 | 2.40% | 184 | 1.26% | 1,097 | 7.49% | 14,640 |
| Navajo | 6,796 | 46.68% | 7,323 | 50.30% | 273 | 1.88% | 168 | 1.15% | -527 | -3.62% | 14,560 |
| Pima | 77,264 | 49.83% | 71,214 | 45.93% | 5,075 | 3.27% | 1,508 | 0.97% | 6,050 | 3.90% | 155,061 |
| Pinal | 9,354 | 45.40% | 10,595 | 51.42% | 462 | 2.24% | 193 | 0.94% | -1,241 | -6.02% | 20,604 |
| Santa Cruz | 2,312 | 48.80% | 2,265 | 47.80% | 123 | 2.60% | 38 | 0.80% | 47 | 1.00% | 4,738 |
| Yavapai | 12,998 | 60.18% | 7,685 | 35.58% | 620 | 2.87% | 297 | 1.38% | 5,313 | 24.60% | 21,600 |
| Yuma | 9,324 | 52.15% | 7,998 | 44.73% | 389 | 2.18% | 169 | 0.95% | 1,326 | 7.42% | 17,880 |
| Totals | 418,642 | 56.37% | 295,602 | 39.80% | 19,229 | 2.59% | 9,246 | 1.24% | 123,040 | 16.57% | 742,719 |
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 7, 1976.[4]
| Jimmy Carter &Walter Mondale Democratic Party | Gerald Ford &Bob Dole Republican Party | Eugene McCarthy Independent | Roger MacBride &David Bergland Libertarian Party | Peter Camejo &Willie Mae Reid Socialist Workers Party |
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| Thomas J. Anderson & Rufus Shackelford American Party | Lester Maddox &William Dyke American Independent Party | Frank Taylor United American Party | Ernest L. Miller Restoration Party |
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