1976 United States presidential election in South Dakota explained

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Election Name:1976 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Country:South Dakota
Flag Year:1963
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1972 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Previous Year:1972
Next Election:1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Next Year:1980
Election Date:November 2, 1976
Image1:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:Gerald Ford
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Michigan
Running Mate1:Bob Dole
Electoral Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:151,505
Percentage1:50.39%
Nominee2:Jimmy Carter
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Georgia
Running Mate2:Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:147,068
Percentage2:48.91%
President
Before Election:Gerald Ford
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jimmy Carter
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:300px

The 1976 United States presidential election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of South Dakota, defeating Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter by a slim margin of 1.48%.[1] Ford won all four of the state's electoral votes, but lost the national election to Carter.

South Dakota weighed in as 4 points more Republican than the national average., this is the last election in which Codington County, Edmunds County, Faulk County, Gregory County, and McCook County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2] This is also the last time a Democrat won any of South Dakota's congressional districts, namely the 1st, as both it and the 2nd would be eliminated after the 1980 census.

Results

Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Gerald Ford of Michigan (incumbent)Bob DoleRepublican4151,50550.39%
Jimmy CarterWalter MondaleDemocratic0147,06848.91%
Roger MacBrideDavid BerglandIndependent01,6190.54%
Gus HallJarvis TynerIndependent03180.11%
Peter CamejoWillie Mae ReidIndependent01680.06%

Results by county

County[3] Gerald Ford
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
Roger MacBride
Independent
Gus Hall
Independent
Peter Camejo
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast
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Aurora83139.40%1,26960.17%40.19%50.24%00.00%-438-20.77%2,109
Beadle4,75849.22%4,84650.13%380.39%180.19%60.06%-88-0.91%9,666
Bennett61054.91%48143.29%151.35%10.09%40.36%12911.62%1,111
Bon Homme1,89746.58%2,15452.88%120.29%100.25%00.00%-257-6.30%4,073
Brookings5,27852.64%4,68546.73%400.40%140.14%90.09%5935.91%10,026
Brown7,60945.75%8,88853.44%910.55%290.17%160.10%-1,279-7.69%16,633
Brule1,17543.15%1,53456.33%60.22%50.18%30.11%-359-13.18%2,723
Buffalo19444.70%24055.30%00.00%00.00%00.00%-46-10.60%434
Butte2,05559.19%1,36639.34%431.24%60.17%20.06%68919.85%3,472
Campbell89764.49%48935.15%30.22%20.14%00.00%40829.34%1,391
Charles Mix1,77940.49%2,59359.01%120.27%90.20%10.02%-814-18.52%4,394
Clark1,44951.06%1,37648.48%70.25%40.14%20.07%732.58%2,838
Clay2,64749.93%2,59348.92%410.77%110.21%90.17%541.01%5,301
Codington4,50448.89%4,68050.80%190.21%70.08%30.03%-176-1.91%9,213
Corson84646.41%96753.04%90.49%10.05%00.00%-121-6.63%1,823
Custer1,37357.09%99541.37%341.41%20.08%10.04%37815.72%2,405
Davison3,68844.71%4,51054.68%350.42%130.16%20.02%-822-9.97%8,248
Day1,61737.98%2,61061.31%160.38%100.23%40.09%-993-23.33%4,257
Deuel1,17744.38%1,46555.24%60.23%20.08%20.08%-288-10.86%2,652
Dewey82053.46%70646.02%70.46%10.07%00.00%1147.44%1,534
Douglas1,31557.30%97542.48%40.17%10.04%00.00%34014.82%2,295
Edmunds1,29444.13%1,62955.56%30.10%60.20%00.00%-335-11.43%2,932
Fall River2,04656.60%1,53742.52%280.77%30.08%10.03%50914.08%3,615
Faulk86844.81%1,06354.88%40.21%20.10%00.00%-195-10.07%1,937
Grant2,05145.95%2,39853.72%110.25%30.07%10.02%-347-7.77%4,464
Gregory1,47546.90%1,65852.72%120.38%00.00%00.00%-183-5.82%3,145
Haakon81261.89%47736.36%201.52%20.15%10.08%33525.53%1,312
Hamlin1,45250.66%1,40248.92%80.28%30.10%10.03%501.74%2,866
Hand1,51050.43%1,47749.33%30.10%30.10%10.03%331.10%2,994
Hanson69340.60%1,00558.88%50.29%40.23%00.00%-312-18.28%1,707
Harding47049.74%45948.57%161.69%00.00%00.00%111.17%945
Hughes3,99761.15%2,50638.34%170.26%70.11%90.14%1,49122.81%6,536
Hutchinson2,82257.52%2,06242.03%140.29%70.14%10.02%76015.49%4,906
Hyde68754.39%57245.29%20.16%10.08%10.08%1159.10%1,263
Jackson53261.50%31336.18%161.85%20.23%20.23%21925.32%865
Jerauld82149.19%84550.63%20.12%10.06%00.00%-24-1.44%1,669
Jones51557.87%37442.02%10.11%00.00%00.00%14115.85%890
Kingsbury1,84450.98%1,76248.71%110.30%00.00%00.00%822.27%3,617
Lake2,53046.20%2,93053.51%100.18%50.09%10.02%-400-7.31%5,476
Lawrence4,20656.46%3,10241.64%1291.73%90.12%30.04%1,10414.82%7,449
Lincoln3,10551.04%2,95748.60%190.31%10.02%20.03%1482.44%6,084
Lyman89251.29%83147.79%130.75%10.06%20.12%613.50%1,739
Marshall1,23341.56%1,72158.00%110.37%20.07%00.00%-488-16.44%2,967
McCook1,74448.74%1,82250.92%110.31%10.03%00.00%-78-2.18%3,578
McPherson1,66270.22%69329.28%60.25%60.25%00.00%96940.94%2,367
Meade3,09654.41%2,47843.55%1061.86%20.04%80.14%61810.86%5,690
Mellette50853.53%42945.21%101.05%20.21%00.00%798.32%949
Miner83939.21%1,28960.23%90.42%10.05%20.09%-450-21.02%2,140
Minnehaha23,28651.12%22,06848.44%1510.33%260.06%250.05%1,2182.68%45,556
Moody1,47543.03%1,94256.65%80.23%20.06%10.03%-467-13.62%3,428
Pennington13,35256.34%10,05842.44%2731.15%50.02%110.05%3,29413.90%23,699
Perkins1,29850.08%1,26248.69%291.12%10.04%20.08%361.39%2,592
Potter1,13655.36%90844.25%60.29%10.05%10.05%22811.11%2,052
Roberts1,91539.73%2,89059.96%90.19%40.08%20.04%-975-20.23%4,820
Sanborn88146.08%1,02553.61%50.26%10.05%00.00%-144-7.53%1,912
Shannon30127.84%75669.94%171.57%50.46%20.19%-455-42.10%1,081
Spink2,00342.81%2,65056.64%170.36%60.13%30.06%-647-13.83%4,679
Stanley63753.57%54846.09%30.25%10.08%00.00%897.48%1,189
Sully63055.31%50544.34%40.35%00.00%00.00%12510.97%1,139
Todd58340.66%82657.60%171.19%40.28%40.28%-243-16.94%1,434
Tripp1,98051.87%1,82247.73%80.21%50.13%20.05%1584.14%3,817
Turner2,69458.34%1,90641.27%160.35%20.04%00.00%78817.07%4,618
Union2,29747.26%2,54052.26%210.43%20.04%00.00%-243-5.00%4,860
Walworth2,18758.66%1,51640.67%190.51%40.11%20.05%67117.99%3,728
Washabaugh22943.54%27652.47%173.23%40.76%00.00%-47-8.93%526
Yankton4,02949.82%3,98749.30%490.61%160.20%60.07%420.52%8,087
Ziebach36948.49%37048.62%151.97%50.66%20.26%-1-0.13%761
Totals151,50550.39%147,06848.91%1,6190.54%3180.11%1680.06%4,4371.48%300,678

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1976 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. August 19, 2016.
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. Our Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 02, 1976