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1976 general · November 2, 1976

1976 general election results

Results of the 1976 general election in 51 states: President, U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,367
Changed party444
Unopposed26%1,372 races
Incumbents defeated333

President

D 24 · R 27

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaJimmy Carter (D)13.1
AlaskaGerald Ford (R)22.3
ArizonaGerald Ford (R)16.6
ArkansasJimmy Carter (D)30.1
CaliforniaGerald Ford (R)1.8
ColoradoGerald Ford (R)11.4
ConnecticutGerald Ford (R)5.1
DelawareJimmy Carter (D)5.4
District of ColumbiaJimmy Carter (D)65.1
FloridaJimmy Carter (D)5.3
GeorgiaJimmy Carter (D)33.9
HawaiiJimmy Carter (D)2.5
IdahoGerald Ford (R)22.8
IllinoisGerald Ford (R)2.0
IndianaGerald Ford (R)7.6
IowaGerald Ford (R)1.0
KansasGerald Ford (R)7.6
KentuckyJimmy Carter (D)7.2
LouisianaJimmy Carter (D)5.8
MaineGerald Ford (R)0.8
MarylandJimmy Carter (D)6.1
MassachusettsJimmy Carter (D)15.7
MichiganGerald Ford (R)5.4
MinnesotaJimmy Carter (D)12.9
MississippiJimmy Carter (D)1.9
MissouriJimmy Carter (D)3.6
MontanaGerald Ford (R)7.4
NebraskaGerald Ford (R)20.8
NevadaGerald Ford (R)4.4
New HampshireGerald Ford (R)11.3
New JerseyGerald Ford (R)2.2
New MexicoGerald Ford (R)2.5
New YorkJimmy Carter (D)4.3
North CarolinaJimmy Carter (D)11.0
North DakotaGerald Ford (R)5.9
OhioJimmy Carter (D)0.2
OklahomaGerald Ford (R)1.2
OregonGerald Ford (R)0.2
PennsylvaniaJimmy Carter (D)2.7
Rhode IslandJimmy Carter (D)11.3
South CarolinaJimmy Carter (D)13.0
South DakotaGerald Ford (R)1.5
TennesseeJimmy Carter (D)13.0
TexasJimmy Carter (D)3.2
UtahGerald Ford (R)28.8
VermontGerald Ford (R)12.3
VirginiaGerald Ford (R)1.3
WashingtonGerald Ford (R)3.9
West VirginiaJimmy Carter (D)16.1
WisconsinJimmy Carter (D)1.7
WyomingGerald Ford (R)19.5

U.S. Senate

D 21 · R 11 · Other 1

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArizonaDennis DeConcini (D)10.7
CaliforniaS. I. (sam) Hayakawa (R)3.3
ConnecticutLowell P. Weicker Jr. (R)16.5
DelawareWilliam Roth (R)12.2
FloridaLawton Chiles (D)26.0
HawaiiSpark Matsunaga (D)13.1
IndianaRichard G. Lugar (R)18.8
MaineEdmund S. Muskie (D)20.4
MarylandPaul Sarbanes (D)17.7
MassachusettsEdward Kennedy (D)40.3
MichiganDonald Riegle (D)5.6
MinnesotaHubert H. Humphrey (D)42.5
MississippiJohn C. Stennis (D)Unopposed
MissouriJohn Danforth (R)14.4
MontanaJohn Melcher (D)28.3
NebraskaEdward Zorinsky (D)5.8
NevadaHoward Cannon (D)31.6
New JerseyHarrison A. Williams Jr. (D)22.6
New MexicoHarrison H. Schmitt (R)14.1
New YorkDaniel Moynihan (D)8.8
North DakotaQuentin Burdick (D)25.5
OhioHoward Metzenbaum (D)3.0
PennsylvaniaHenry Heinz (R)5.6
Rhode IslandJohn Chafee (R)15.7
TennesseeJames Sasser (D)5.4
TexasLloyd Bentsen (D)14.5
UtahOrrin G. Hatch (R)12.7
VermontRobert T. Stafford (R)4.7
VirginiaHarry F. Byrd Jr. (IND)18.9
WashingtonHenry M. Jackson (D)47.6
West VirginiaRobert Byrd (D)Unopposed
WisconsinWilliam Proxmire (D)45.2
WyomingMalcolm Wallop (R)9.2

Governors

D 9 · R 5

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArkansasDavid Pryor (D)66.5
DelawarePierre S. du Pont IV (R)14.5
IllinoisJames R. Thompson (R)30.2
IndianaOtis R. Bowen (R)14.3
MissouriJoseph P. Teasdale (D)0.7
MontanaThomas L. Judge (D)25.6
New HampshireMeldrim Thomson Jr (R)15.3
North CarolinaJames B. Hunt Jr (D)31.4
North DakotaArthur A. Link (D)5.1
Rhode IslandJ. Joseph Garrahy (D)10.2
UtahScott M. Matheson (D)6.2
VermontRichard A. Snelling (R)12.9
WashingtonDixy Lee Ray (D)8.9
West VirginiaJohn D. Rockefeller, IV (D)32.3

U.S. House

D 292 · R 143

State legislatures

D 3,766 · R 1,998 · Other 33 · Uncalled 3 · 444 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives22D 24 · R 15 · Other 11
Alaska State Senate10D 4 · R 61
Arizona House of Representatives30D 22 · R 38—
Arizona State Senate30D 16 · R 146
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 96 · R 41
Arkansas State Senate17D 17—
California State Assembly80D 57 · R 238
California State Senate20D 9 · R 1111
Colorado House of Representatives65D 30 · R 359
Colorado State Senate18D 7 · R 111
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 93 · R 5827
Connecticut State Senate36D 22 · R 147
Delaware House of Representatives41D 26 · R 155
Delaware State Senate11D 6 · R 52
Florida House of Representatives45D 93 · R 272
Florida State Senate16D 14 · R 63
Georgia House of Representatives154D 156 · R 248
Georgia State Senate56D 52 · R 42
Hawaii House of Representatives27D 40 · R 111
Hawaii State Senate1R 1—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 22 · R 48—
Idaho State Senate35D 15 · R 203
Illinois House of Representatives59D 93 · R 83 · Other 1—
Illinois State Senate40D 22 · R 182
Indiana House of Representatives73D 48 · R 524
Indiana State Senate25D 11 · R 145
Iowa House of Representatives100D 60 · R 405
Iowa State Senate25D 14 · R 114
Kansas House of Representatives125D 65 · R 6018
Kansas State Senate40D 19 · R 217
Maine House of Representatives119D 89 · R 6220
Maine State Senate33D 12 · R 214
Massachusetts House of Representatives240D 194 · R 43 · Other 311
Massachusetts State Senate38D 31 · R 71
Michigan House of Representatives110D 68 · R 424
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 104 · R 29 · Other 111
Minnesota State Senate67D 49 · R 1865
Missouri House of Representatives163D 111 · R 51 · Uncalled 19
Missouri State Senate17D 11 · R 61
Montana House of Representatives100D 57 · R 4323
Montana State Senate25D 10 · R 155
Nebraska Legislature25Other 25—
Nevada State Assembly40D 35 · R 54
Nevada State Senate6D 8 · R 2—
New Hampshire House of Representatives161D 180 · R 2202
New Hampshire State Senate24D 12 · R 125
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 48 · R 225
New Mexico State Senate35D 29 · R 66
New York State Assembly150D 90 · R 608
New York State Senate60D 25 · R 351
North Carolina House of Representatives45D 114 · R 6—
North Carolina State Senate27D 46 · R 4—
North Dakota House of Representatives49D 49 · R 51—
North Dakota State Senate39D 15 · R 247
Ohio House of Representatives99D 63 · R 364
Ohio State Senate16D 9 · R 74
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 79 · R 223
Oklahoma State Senate24D 18 · R 6—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 37 · R 237
Oregon State Senate15D 11 · R 41
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 119 · R 8418
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 14 · R 112
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 83 · R 178
Rhode Island State Senate50D 45 · R 51
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 112 · R 127
South Carolina State Senate16D 43 · R 3—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 20 · R 38—
South Dakota State Senate28D 8 · R 18 · Uncalled 28
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 66 · R 32 · Other 17
Tennessee State Senate17D 12 · R 53
Texas House of Representatives150D 132 · R 18—
Texas State Senate16D 14 · R 2—
Utah House of Representatives75D 35 · R 407
Utah State Senate15D 9 · R 62
Washington House of Representatives98D 62 · R 3612
Washington State Senate25D 18 · R 72
West Virginia House of Delegates36D 91 · R 9—
West Virginia State Senate16D 14 · R 32
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 66 · R 333
Wisconsin State Senate17D 11 · R 64
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 29 · R 32 · Other 13
Wyoming State Senate11D 6 · R 101

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab