1976 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election

The 1976 United States presidential election was the contest in which Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, ending eight years of Republican control of the White House.

Aliases (1)

United States presidential election, 1976 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election →
campaignIssue	Watergate scandal legacy → economic stagnation → trust in government →
country	United States →
debate	first televised presidential debates since 1960 →
electedPresident	Jimmy Carter →
electedVicePresident	Walter Mondale →
electoralCollegeSystem	winner-take-all in most states →
electoralVoteLoser	Gerald Ford →
electoralVotesForGeraldFord	240 →
electoralVotesForJimmyCarter	297 →
electoralVotesNeededToWin	270 →
electoralVoteWinner	Jimmy Carter →
followedBy	1980 United States presidential election →
follows	1972 United States presidential election →
hasEndDate	1976-11-02 →
hasStartDate	1976-11-02 →
incumbentParty	Republican Party (United States) →
incumbentPresident	Gerald Ford →
losingParty	Republican Party (United States) →
mainCandidate	Gerald Ford → Jimmy Carter →
notableThirdPartyCandidate	Eugene McCarthy → Roger MacBride →
officeContested	President of the United States → Vice President of the United States →
popularVoteLoser	Gerald Ford →
popularVoteMarginPercentage	2.1 →
popularVotePercentageForGeraldFord	48.0 →
popularVotePercentageForJimmyCarter	50.1 →
popularVoteWinner	Jimmy Carter →
previousPresident	Gerald Ford →
resultedIn	end of eight years of Republican control of the White House →
runningMate	Bob Dole → Walter Mondale →
stateCarriedByGeraldFord	California → Michigan → Virginia →
stateCarriedByJimmyCarter	Georgia → New York → Texas →
tookPlaceDuring	Cold War → United States Bicentennial →
totalElectoralVotes	538 →
totalPopularVotesForGeraldFord	39214870 →
totalPopularVotesForJimmyCarter	40829960 →
voterTurnoutPercentage	53.6 →
wasCloseElection	true →
winningParty	Democratic Party (United States) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gerald Ford administration →	majorEvent
United States presidential election, 1972 ("United States presidential election, 1976") →	nextElection
Bob Dole →	participantIn