United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976

United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Roger MacBride Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Home state Michigan Georgia Vermont Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale David Bergland Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 71,555 44,058 6,785 Percentage 57.9% 35.7% 5.5%

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 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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 the 1964 election for Lyndon B. Johnson. 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]

Results

United States presidential election in Alaska, 1976[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Gerald Ford (incumbent)	71,555	57.9%	3
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter	44,058	35.7%	0
	Libertarian	Roger MacBride	6,785	5.5%	0
	N/A	Write-in	1,176	<0.1%	0
Totals			123,574	100.0%	3

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-03.