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1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

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FieldValue
election_name1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
countryIowa
typepresidential
previous_election1972 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
previous_year1972
election_dateJanuary 19, 1976
next_election1980 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
next_year1980
image_sizex150px
image1[[File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svgx150pxlink=alt=]]
candidate1Uncommitted
color1000000
home_state1N/A
delegate_count11,070
popular_vote114,508
percentage137.2%
image2Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg
candidate2Jimmy Carter
color2E35e5e
home_state2Georgia
delegate_count2940
popular_vote210,764
percentage227.6%
image3File:Birch bayh.jpg
candidate3Birch Bayh
color34997d0
home_state3Indiana
delegate_count3257
popular_vote35,148
percentage313.2%
image4File:FredRoyHarris.jpg
candidate4Fred R. Harris
color473638c
home_state4Oklahoma
delegate_count4173
popular_vote43,861
percentage49.9%
image5File:Morris King Udall (cropped).jpg
candidate5Mo Udall
color5e4df4a
home_state5Arizona
delegate_count588
popular_vote52,340
percentage56.0%
image6File:Sargent Shriver 1961.jpg
candidate6Sargent Shriver
color67e4621
home_state6Maryland
delegate_count632
popular_vote61,287
percentage63.3%

Main article: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged.

Candidates

  • Birch Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana
  • Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia
  • Fred R. Harris, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
  • Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington
  • Sargent Shriver, former U.S. Ambassador to France
  • Mo Udall, U.S. Representative for

Results

1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucusesCandidateState DelegatesPopular votePercentageDelegates
Uncommitted1,07014,50837.16%18
Jimmy Carter94010,76427.57%13
Birch Bayh2575,14813.19%6
Fred R. Harris1733,8619.89%5
Mo Udall882,3405.99%3
Sargent Shriver321,2873.30%2
Henry M. Jackson04291.10%0
Other07021.80%0
2,56039,039100.00%47

Uncommitted won 14,508 votes (37%) and Carter 10,764 votes (27%). Birch Bayh, a Senator from Indiana got 5,148 (13%). Udall dropped to 5th place with only 6%, behind Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma, which led to Harris coining the term "winnowed in" to refer to his surprisingly-strong showing.

References

Notes

References

  1. (December 2, 2021). "IA US President - D Caucuses Race - Jan 19, 1976". Our Campaigns.
  2. "CAUCUS RESULTS - Iowa Publications Online".
  3. Jules Witcover, No Way to Pick A President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections, 2001, p.166
  4. George C. Edwards, John Howard Kessel, Bert A. Rockman, Researching the presidency: vital questions, new approaches, 1993, p.60
  5. "The Green Papers: Commentary".
  6. "The Green Papers: Commentary".
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