The 1976 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1976. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Gerald Ford of Michigan and his running mate Senator Bob Dole of Kansas. Ford and Dole defeated the Democratic nominees, Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia and his running mate Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota.
Ford narrowly carried Connecticut with 52.06% of the vote to Carter's 46.90%, a victory margin of 5.16%. , this is the last time a Democrat has won the presidency without carrying Connecticut. The state would not vote for a losing candidate again until 2000, and for the loser of the popular vote until 2004.
Results
1976 United States presidential election in ConnecticutPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Gerald Ford (incumbent) 719,261 52.06% 8 Democratic Jimmy Carter 647,895 46.90% 0 American Independent Lester Maddox 7,101 0.51% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 5,480 0.40% 0 U.S. Labor Lyndon LaRouche 1,789 0.13% 0 Totals 1,380,733 100.00% 8 Voter turnout -
By county County Gerald FordRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Fairfield 209,458 58.15% 148,353 41.18% 2,413 0.67% 61,105 16.97% 360,224 Hartford 175,064 47.51% 191,257 51.90% 2,173 0.59% -16,193 -4.39% 368,494 Litchfield 40,705 55.32% 32,419 44.06% 459 0.62% 8,286 11.26% 73,583 Middlesex 31,115 51.39% 29,097 48.05% 338 0.56% 2,018 3.34% 60,550 New Haven 174,342 52.17% 157,402 47.10% 2,445 0.73% 16,940 5.07% 334,189 New London 47,231 50.40% 45,908 48.98% 581 0.62% 1,323 1.42% 93,720 Tolland 23,703 50.41% 23,079 49.08% 242 0.51% 624 1.33% 47,024 Windham 17,643 46.11% 20,380 53.26% 239 0.63% -2,737 -7.15% 38,262Totals719,26152.06%647,89546.90%14,3701.04%71,3665.16%1,381,526
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Hartford Windham
By congressional district Ford won four congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. District Ford Carter Representative 47.3% 52.7%William R. Cotter 49.9% 50.1%Chris Dodd 53.5% 46.5%Robert Giaimo 56.6% 43.4%Stewart McKinney 56.2% 43.8%Ronald A. Sarasin 52.3% 47.7%Toby Moffett See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut
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