1976Final results
1976 election for President in Tennessee
President · Tennessee
Jimmy Carter (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald Ford (R) by 13.0 points.
Jimmy CarterDemocrat · winner
55.9%825,879
Gerald FordRepublican
42.9%633,969
Thomas J. AndersonIndependent
0.4%5,769
Eugene ""gene"" McCarthyIndependent
0.3%5,004
Lester MaddoxIndependent
0.2%2,303
Roger MacbrideIndependent
0.1%1,375
Gus HallIndependent
0.0%547
Lyndon, Larouche Jr.Independent
0.0%512
Benjamin ""ben"" BubarIndependent
0.0%442
1,476,346 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The candidates
Jimmy Carter (D)Gerald Ford (R)
Also on the ballot: Thomas J. Anderson (Independent), 0.4%; Eugene ""gene"" McCarthy (Independent), 0.3%; Lester Maddox (Independent), 0.2%; Roger Macbride (Independent), 0.1%; Gus Hall (Independent), 0.0%; Lyndon, Larouche Jr. (Independent), 0.0%; Benjamin ""ben"" Bubar (Independent), 0.0%