See main article: 1976 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1972 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1980 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
| Image1: | Jimmy Carter 1977 cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Georgia |
| Running Mate1: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 122,596 |
| Percentage1: | 51.98% |
| Nominee2: | Gerald Ford |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Michigan |
| Running Mate2: | Bob Dole |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 109,831 |
| Percentage2: | 46.57% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Gerald Ford |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1976 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 51.98% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), who finished with 46.57% of the popular vote. Eugene McCarthy (Independent–Minnesota) finished third in Delaware with 1.03% of the statewide popular vote.
This was the last time that a Marxist political party appeared on the presidential ballot in Delaware until the 2008 election when the Socialist Workers Party appeared on the ballot.[1] Had Ford won Ohio and Delaware, the election would have been a 269–269 tie.
| County | Jimmy Carter Democratic | Gerald Ford Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent | 16,523 | 56.15% | 12,604 | 42.83% | 301 | 1.02% | 3,919 | 13.32% | 29,428 | ||||||||||
| New Castle | 87,521 | 51.38% | 80,074 | 47.01% | 2,743 | 1.61% | 7,447 | 4.37% | 170,338 | ||||||||||
| Sussex | 18,552 | 51.44% | 17,153 | 47.56% | 363 | 1.00% | 1,399 | 3.88% | 36,068 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 122,596 | 51.98% | 109,831 | 46.57% | 3,407 | 1.45% | 12,765 | 5.41% | 235,834 | ||||||||||