1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming
The 1976 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Wyoming was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan), with 59.30% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 39.81% of the popular vote, the best performance for a Democrat since 1964.
Despite losing in Wyoming, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th president of the United States.[1]
With 59.3 percent of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Ford's third strongest state in the 1976 election after neighboring Utah and Idaho.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Ford (inc.) | 92,717 | 59.30% | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 62,239 | 39.81% | |
| Write-in | Eugene McCarthy | 624 | 0.40% | |
| Write-in | Various | 354 | 0.23% | |
| Write-in | Thomas J. Anderson | 290 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | Roger MacBride | 89 | 0.06% | |
| Write-in | Lester Maddox | 30 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 156,343 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican |
James Earl Carter Democratic |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 6,734 | 57.94% | 4,663 | 40.12% | 225 | 1.94% | 2,071 | 17.82% | 11,622 |
| Big Horn | 3,117 | 65.66% | 1,618 | 34.08% | 12 | 0.25% | 1,499 | 31.58% | 4,747 |
| Campbell | 3,306 | 66.19% | 1,620 | 32.43% | 69 | 1.38% | 1,686 | 33.75% | 4,995 |
| Carbon | 3,556 | 54.01% | 3,010 | 45.72% | 18 | 0.27% | 546 | 8.29% | 6,584 |
| Converse | 2,188 | 65.37% | 1,150 | 34.36% | 9 | 0.27% | 1,038 | 31.01% | 3,347 |
| Crook | 1,438 | 67.23% | 653 | 30.53% | 48 | 2.24% | 785 | 36.70% | 2,139 |
| Fremont | 6,584 | 59.51% | 4,423 | 39.98% | 56 | 0.51% | 2,161 | 19.53% | 11,063 |
| Goshen | 2,764 | 54.86% | 2,262 | 44.90% | 12 | 0.24% | 502 | 9.96% | 5,038 |
| Hot Springs | 1,413 | 59.39% | 958 | 40.27% | 8 | 0.34% | 455 | 19.13% | 2,379 |
| Johnson | 2,042 | 71.25% | 797 | 27.81% | 27 | 0.94% | 1,245 | 43.44% | 2,866 |
| Laramie | 14,061 | 53.48% | 12,040 | 45.79% | 193 | 0.73% | 2,021 | 7.69% | 26,294 |
| Lincoln | 2,464 | 60.93% | 1,555 | 38.45% | 25 | 0.62% | 909 | 22.48% | 4,044 |
| Natrona | 13,761 | 60.83% | 8,640 | 38.19% | 220 | 0.97% | 5,121 | 22.64% | 22,621 |
| Niobrara | 1,042 | 70.55% | 427 | 28.91% | 8 | 0.54% | 615 | 41.64% | 1,477 |
| Park | 5,878 | 68.33% | 2,656 | 30.88% | 68 | 0.79% | 3,222 | 37.46% | 8,602 |
| Platte | 1,844 | 53.45% | 1,593 | 46.17% | 13 | 0.38% | 251 | 7.28% | 3,450 |
| Sheridan | 5,382 | 62.21% | 3,206 | 37.06% | 64 | 0.74% | 2,176 | 25.15% | 8,652 |
| Sublette | 1,284 | 70.32% | 528 | 28.92% | 14 | 0.77% | 756 | 41.40% | 1,826 |
| Sweetwater | 4,937 | 46.69% | 5,575 | 52.72% | 62 | 0.59% | -638 | -6.03% | 10,574 |
| Teton | 2,667 | 67.40% | 1,204 | 30.43% | 86 | 2.17% | 1,463 | 36.97% | 3,957 |
| Uinta | 2,124 | 55.73% | 1,559 | 40.91% | 128 | 3.36% | 565 | 14.83% | 3,811 |
| Washakie | 2,361 | 66.68% | 1,168 | 32.99% | 12 | 0.34% | 1,193 | 33.69% | 3,541 |
| Weston | 1,770 | 65.22% | 934 | 34.41% | 10 | 0.37% | 836 | 30.80% | 2,714 |
| Totals | 92,717 | 59.30% | 62,239 | 39.81% | 1,387 | 0.89% | 30,478 | 19.49% | 156,343 |
References
- Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming
- "1976 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
