The 1976 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a margin of 5.29%, giving him the state's 17 electoral votes.

, this is the last election in which Polk County, Brevard County, Marion County, Bay County, Holmes County, Washington County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, and Walton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

The Democratic primary in Florida was held on March 9, 1976. The Florida primary was the first to be held in the South with Jimmy Carter defeating the two other serious candidates: George Wallace and Henry Jackson; with Carter getting 34% of the vote and Wallace at 31% while Jackson got 24%. Carter winning the primaries is credited with helping him win the rest of the South and eliminating Wallace from the race. Florida held its Republican primary on March 9 also. In Florida's Republican primary, Gerald Ford won making it one of the first five held in the primaries and all

Among white voters, 51% supported Ford while 47% supported Carter.

Primary elections Republican primary In the 1976 Florida Republican presidential primary, Florida followed a winner take all system. +1976 Florida Republican primary resultsCandidateVoted received#%Gerald R. Ford321,982 52.80%Ronald Reagan287,837 47.20%

Democratic primary For Florida's 1976 Democratic presidential primary, delegates were given in proportion to the vote received. +1976 Florida Democratic primary resultsCandidateVoted received#%Jimmy Carter448,84434.52%George Wallace396,82030.52%Henry M. Jackson310,944 23.91%Milton Shapp32,198 2.48%Birch Bayh27,235 0.67%Arthur Blessitt7,889 0.61%Ellen McCormack7,595 0.58%Sargent Shriver7,084 0.55%Fred R. Harris5,397 0.42Robert Byrd5,042 0.39Frank Church4,906 0.38No preference37,626 2.89%

Results

Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Gerald FordRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alachua 27,895 62.58% 15,546 34.87% 1,137 2.55% 12,349 27.71% 44,578 Baker 2,985 71.16% 1,058 25.22% 152 3.62% 1,927 45.94% 4,195 Bay 14,858 50.39% 14,208 48.19% 418 1.42% 650 2.20% 29,484 Bradford 3,868 68.86% 1,680 29.91% 69 1.23% 2,188 38.95% 5,617 Brevard 46,421 50.26% 44,470 48.15% 1,473 1.59% 1,951 2.11% 92,364 Broward 176,491 51.55% 161,411 47.15% 4,441 1.30% 15,080 4.40% 342,343 Calhoun 2,487 67.42% 1,153 31.26% 49 1.33% 1,334 36.16% 3,689 Charlotte 10,300 44.14% 12,703 54.44% 330 1.41% -2,403 -10.30% 23,333 Citrus 9,438 53.30% 7,973 45.03% 296 1.67% 1,465 8.27% 17,707 Clay 8,410 49.04% 8,468 49.38% 270 1.57% -58 -0.34% 17,148 Collier 8,764 36.96% 14,643 61.76% 303 1.28% -5,879 -24.80% 23,710 Columbia 6,683 62.08% 3,947 36.66% 136 1.26% 2,736 25.42% 10,766 Dade 303,047 58.06% 211,148 40.45% 7,747 1.48% 91,899 17.61% 521,942 DeSoto 2,715 56.30% 2,000 41.48% 107 2.22% 715 14.82% 4,822 Dixie 2,169 78.82% 558 20.28% 25 0.91% 1,611 58.54% 2,752 Duval 105,912 58.01% 74,997 41.08% 1,652 0.90% 30,915 16.93% 182,561 Escambia 38,279 47.42% 41,471 51.38% 965 1.20% -3,192 -3.96% 80,715 Flagler 2,086 61.84% 1,262 37.41% 25 0.74% 824 24.43% 3,373 Franklin 1,859 62.53% 1,054 35.45% 60 2.02% 805 27.08% 2,973 Gadsden 6,798 65.17% 3,531 33.85% 102 0.98% 3,267 31.32% 10,431 Gilchrist 1,807 76.76% 528 22.43% 19 0.81% 1,279 54.33% 2,354 Glades 1,311 66.72% 624 31.76% 30 1.53% 687 34.96% 1,965 Gulf 2,641 61.69% 1,584 37.00% 56 1.31% 1,057 24.69% 4,281 Hamilton 2,053 69.57% 794 26.91% 104 3.52% 1,259 42.66% 2,951 Hardee 2,670 52.28% 2,189 42.86% 248 4.86% 481 9.42% 5,107 Hendry 2,337 54.94% 1,843 43.32% 74 1.74% 494 11.62% 4,254 Hernando 7,717 56.20% 5,793 42.19% 222 1.62% 1,924 14.01% 13,732 Highlands 7,218 45.88% 8,317 52.86% 198 1.26% -1,099 -6.98% 15,733 Hillsborough 94,589 54.01% 78,504 44.82% 2,052 1.17% 16,085 9.19% 175,145 Holmes 3,256 62.86% 1,850 35.71% 74 1.43% 1,406 27.15% 5,180 Indian River 8,512 45.63% 9,818 52.63% 324 1.74% -1,306 -7.00% 18,654 Jackson 7,687 60.76% 4,795 37.90% 170 1.34% 2,892 22.86% 12,652 Jefferson 2,310 61.62% 1,361 36.30% 78 2.08% 949 25.32% 3,749 Lafayette 1,126 67.63% 523 31.41% 16 0.96% 603 36.22% 1,665 Lake 14,369 41.31% 19,976 57.42% 442 1.27% -5,607 -16.11% 34,787 Lee 30,567 43.80% 38,038 54.50% 1,184 1.70% -7,471 -10.70% 69,789 Leon 28,729 53.76% 23,739 44.42% 975 1.82% 4,990 9.34% 53,443 Levy 4,025 65.28% 1,965 31.87% 176 2.85% 2,060 33.41% 6,166 Liberty 1,137 64.02% 620 34.91% 19 1.07% 517 29.11% 1,776 Madison 3,218 63.85% 1,761 34.94% 61 1.21% 1,457 28.91% 5,040 Manatee 24,342 44.78% 29,300 53.90% 718 1.32% -4,958 -9.12% 54,360 Marion 16,963 50.37% 16,163 47.99% 553 1.64% 800 2.38% 33,679 Martin 8,785 42.33% 11,682 56.28% 289 1.39% -2,897 -13.95% 20,756 Monroe 11,079 56.08% 8,232 41.67% 446 2.26% 2,847 14.41% 19,757 Nassau 5,896 64.51% 3,136 34.31% 108 1.18% 2,760 30.20% 9,140 Okaloosa 14,210 42.68% 18,598 55.86% 487 1.46% -4,388 -13.18% 33,295 Okeechobee 3,184 65.99% 1,598 33.12% 43 0.89% 1,586 32.87% 4,825 Orange 58,442 44.80% 70,451 54.01% 1,544 1.18% -12,009 -9.21% 130,437 Osceola 6,893 48.63% 7,062 49.82% 220 1.55% -169 -1.19% 14,175 Palm Beach 96,705 48.68% 98,236 49.45% 3,716 1.87% -1,531 -0.77% 198,657 Pasco 33,710 53.72% 28,306 45.11% 731 1.16% 5,404 8.61% 62,747 Pinellas 141,879 48.00% 150,003 50.75% 3,687 1.25% -8,124 -2.75% 295,569 Polk 47,286 51.01% 44,238 47.72% 1,182 1.27% 3,048 3.29% 92,706 Putnam 9,597 64.81% 5,040 34.03% 172 1.16% 4,557 30.78% 14,809 St. Johns 7,412 51.58% 6,660 46.34% 299 2.08% 752 5.24% 14,371 St. Lucie 12,386 51.16% 11,502 47.51% 321 1.33% 884 3.65% 24,209 Santa Rosa 8,020 46.06% 9,122 52.39% 270 1.55% -1,102 -6.33% 17,412 Sarasota 26,293 36.78% 44,157 61.78% 1,028 1.44% -17,864 -25.00% 71,478 Seminole 19,609 41.89% 26,655 56.94% 549 1.17% -7,046 -15.05% 46,813 Sumter 4,721 66.59% 2,212 31.20% 157 2.21% 2,509 35.39% 7,090 Suwannee 4,718 63.74% 2,405 32.49% 279 3.77% 2,313 31.25% 7,402 Taylor 3,370 62.34% 1,983 36.68% 53 0.98% 1,387 25.66% 5,406 Union 1,480 72.55% 544 26.67% 16 0.78% 936 45.88% 2,040 Volusia 49,161 55.72% 37,523 42.53% 1,541 1.75% 11,638 13.19% 88,225 Wakulla 2,353 57.78% 1,580 38.80% 139 3.41% 773 18.98% 4,072 Walton 5,196 62.76% 2,927 35.35% 156 1.88% 2,269 27.41% 8,279 Washington 3,566 59.47% 2,313 38.58% 117 1.95% 1,253 20.89% 5,996Totals1,636,00051.93%1,469,53146.64%45,1001.43%166,4695.29%3,150,631

Results by congressional district Carter won 8 of the 15 congressional districts, and each candidate won two districts held by the other party.

DistrictFordCarter1st50.7%49.3%2nd37.4%62.6%3rd37.5%64.3%4th46.7%53.3%5th50.1%49.9%6th50.5%49.5%7th45.7%54.3%8th52.5%47.5%9th53.5%46.5%10th54.4%45.6%11th50.5%49.5%12th46.5%53.5%13th33.5%66.5%14th43.5%56.5%15th46.7%54.3%

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