See main article: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Election Name: | 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
Country: | Iowa |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1972 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Election Date: | January 19, 1976 |
Next Election: | 1980 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses |
Next Year: | 1980 |
Candidate1: | Uncommitted |
Color1: | 000000 |
Home State1: | N/A |
Delegate Count1: | 1,070 |
Popular Vote1: | 14,508 |
Percentage1: | 37.2% |
Candidate2: | Jimmy Carter |
Color2: | E35e5e |
Home State2: | Georgia |
Delegate Count2: | 940 |
Popular Vote2: | 10,764 |
Percentage2: | 27.6% |
Image3: | File:Birch bayh.jpg |
Candidate3: | Birch Bayh |
Color3: | 4997d0 |
Home State3: | Indiana |
Delegate Count3: | 257 |
Popular Vote3: | 5,148 |
Percentage3: | 13.2% |
Image4: | File:FredRoyHarris.jpg |
Candidate4: | Fred R. Harris |
Color4: | 73638c |
Home State4: | Oklahoma |
Delegate Count4: | 173 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,861 |
Percentage4: | 9.9% |
Image5: | File:Morris King Udall (cropped).jpg |
Candidate5: | Mo Udall |
Color5: | e4df4a |
Home State5: | Arizona |
Delegate Count5: | 88 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,340 |
Percentage5: | 6.0% |
Image6: | File:Sargent Shriver 1961.jpg |
Candidate6: | Sargent Shriver |
Color6: | 7e4621 |
Home State6: | Maryland |
Delegate Count6: | 32 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,287 |
Percentage6: | 3.3% |
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.
1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses[1] | |||||
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Candidate | State Delegates | Popular vote | Percentage | Delegates[2] | |
Uncommitted | 1,070 | 14,508 | 37.16% | 18 | |
Jimmy Carter | 940 | 10,764 | 27.57% | 13 | |
Birch Bayh | 257 | 5,148 | 13.19% | 6 | |
Fred R. Harris | 173 | 3,861 | 9.89% | 5 | |
Mo Udall | 88 | 2,340 | 5.99% | 3 | |
Sargent Shriver | 32 | 1,287 | 3.30% | 2 | |
Henry M. Jackson | 0 | 429 | 1.10% | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 702 | 1.80% | 0 | |
2,560 | 39,039 | 100.00% | 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.[3] [4] [5] [6]