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United States presidential election in Michigan, 1976

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November 2, 1976
  
1980 →

Date
  
2 November 1976

Electoral vote
  
21

Party
  
Republican

51.83%
  
46.44%

Location
  
Michigan, United States

Popular vote
  
1,893,742

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Winner
  
Gerald Ford

The 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won his home state of Michigan with 51.83% of the vote, carrying Michigan's 21 electoral votes. However, he lost the general election to Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter. As at 2016, this was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the general election without carrying Michigan, and until the 2016 election, the last time a Democrat lost Michigan but lead in the nationwide popular vote.

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Democratic primaries

  • Jimmy Carter - 43.40%
  • Mo Udall - 43.06%
  • George Wallace - 6.94%

    • Republican primaries

  • Gerald Ford - 64.94%
  • Ronald Reagan - 34.25%

    • References

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