1976 Presidential Election

VAP turnout uses this page’s presidential vote total. VEP turnout is a separately published historical rate, using its own turnout and population estimates. These rates are not directly comparable.
54.4%
Turnout by VAP

Results of the presidential election of 1976, won by Jimmy Carter with 297 electoral votes.

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Jimmy Carter's Cabinet

Officials who served during the 1977–1981 administration. Years show tenure in office; acting service is identified. The national security adviser and chiefs of staff are included as senior White House advisers.

President: Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)

Vice President: Walter Mondale (1977–1981)

Secretary of State: Cyrus Vance (1977–1980), Warren Christopher (acting) (1980–1980), Edmund Muskie (1980–1981)

Secretary of the Treasury: W. Michael Blumenthal (1977–1979), G. William Miller (1979–1981)

Secretary of Defense: Harold Brown (1977–1981)

Attorney General: Griffin Bell (1977–1979), Benjamin Civiletti (1979–1981)

Secretary of the Interior: Cecil Andrus (1977–1981)

Secretary of Agriculture: Robert Bergland (1977–1981)

Secretary of Commerce: Juanita M. Kreps (1977–1979), Luther H. Hodges Jr. (acting) (1979–1980), Philip Klutznick (1980–1981)

Secretary of Labor: Ray Marshall (1977–1981)

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: Joseph A. Califano Jr. (1977–1979), Patricia Roberts Harris (1979–1980)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Patricia Roberts Harris (1980–1981)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Patricia Roberts Harris (1977–1979), Maurice "Moon" Landrieu (1979–1981)

Secretary of Transportation: Brock Adams (1977–1979), Neil Goldschmidt (1979–1981)

Secretary of Energy: James R. Schlesinger (1977–1979), Charles Duncan Jr. (1979–1981)

Secretary of Education: Shirley Hufstedler (1979–1981)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Bert Lance (1977–1977), James T. McIntyre (1977–1981)

United States Trade Representative: Robert S. Strauss (1977–1979), Alonzo L. McDonald Jr. (acting) (1979–1979), Reubin Askew (1979–1981)

Ambassador to the United Nations: Andrew Young (1977–1979), Donald McHenry (1979–1981)

National Security Advisor: Zbigniew Brzezinski (1977–1981)

Chief of Staff: Hamilton Jordan (1979–1980), Jack H. Watson Jr. (1980–1981)

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Electoral Votes

Other color: McCarthy independent movement (Eugene McCarthy). Left-leaning alignment. Combined Other totals include all remaining candidates.

270 to win
40,830,763 popular votes (50.1%)
Running Mate: Walter Mondale
39,147,793 popular votes (48.0%)
Running Mate: Bob Dole

The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Presedential Election

Democrat

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

9

Alaska

3

Arizona

6

Arkansas

6

California

45

Colorado

7

Connecticut

8

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

3

Florida

17

Georgia

12

Hawaii

4

Idaho

4

Illinois

26

Indiana

13

Iowa

8

Kansas

7

Kentucky

9

Louisiana

10

Maine

4

Maryland

10

Massachusetts

14

Michigan

21

Minnesota

10

Mississippi

7

Missouri

12

Montana

4

Nebraska

5

Nevada

3

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

17

New Mexico

4

New York

41

North Carolina

13

North Dakota

3

Ohio

25

Oklahoma

8

Oregon

6

Pennsylvania

27

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

8

South Dakota

4

Tennessee

10

Texas

26

Utah

4

Vermont

3

Virginia

12

Washington

8

West Virginia

6

Wisconsin

11

Wyoming

3

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