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1976 United States presidential election in Arizona
The 1976 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 President Gerald Ford, over the Democratic nominee, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. The state turned out to be the sixth most Republican in the nation behind Utah, Idaho, Alaska, Nebraska and Wyoming, as it was already perceived that Carter – highly popular in his native South – lacked any understanding of the environment, economy, culture and political issues of the West.
Carter did improve upon the performance of the preceding Democratic nominee, South Dakota Senator George McGovern, swinging away from the GOP by fifteen percentage points.
| 1976 United States presidential election in Arizona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
- Apache
- Gila
- Navajo
- Pinal
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 7, 1976.
| Jimmy Carter & Walter MondaleDemocratic Party | Gerald Ford & Bob DoleRepublican Party | Eugene McCarthyIndependent | Roger MacBride & David BerglandLibertarian Party | Peter Camejo & Willie Mae ReidSocialist Workers Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Thomas J. Anderson & Rufus ShackelfordAmerican Party | Lester Maddox & William DykeAmerican Independent Party | Frank TaylorUnited American Party | Ernest L. MillerRestoration Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat CavanaughDan HoughAnne LewisGeorge McDavittJames SeveranceGlen Woods | W. AndersonE. HarringtonK. KerberC. TitusJ. VaughnV. Vaughn | Olive Elizabeth McClungLois Adele SwanOliver Warren SwanValeda Evelyn SwanCharlotte TaylorJames Rea Weidlein | John B. BrehmEdna B. CrumMargaret PeterlinRoman PeterlinOscar L. ReigelNatalie E. Ryciak |
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