The 1976 presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which took place across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the electoral college, to vote for president and vice president.
Maine narrowly voted for incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford over his Democratic opponent, Georgia GovernorJimmy Carter. Ford took 48.91% of the vote to Carter’s 48.07%, a victory margin of 0.84%.[1] The anti-war former Democratic senator from Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy, received 2.21% of the vote in Maine, which possibly helped Ford carry the state, as he most likely siphoned more votes from Carter than Ford.
Despite his narrow loss nationwide, Ford actually managed to carry four of the six New England states. Carter only won the heavily Democratic states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which made New England Ford's second strongest region in the nation after the West.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Maine.
^Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1976 Presidential General Election Results – Maine
^1976 General Election: Presidential (Report). Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. 1976.
^ abcdeOur Campaigns; ME US President Race, November 02, 1976
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1976 United States presidential election in Maine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main article 1976 United States presidential election The 1976 presidential election in Maine took place on November 2 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election which took place across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia Voters chose four representatives or electors to the electoral college to vote for president and vice president 1976 United States presidential election in Maine 1972 November 2 1976 1980 Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy CarterParty Republican DemocraticHome state Michigan GeorgiaRunning mate Bob Dole Walter MondaleElectoral vote 4 0Popular vote 236 320 232 279Percentage 48 91 48 07 County Results Ford 40 50 50 60 60 70 Carter 40 50 50 60 60 70 President before electionGerald FordRepublican Elected President Jimmy CarterDemocraticMaine narrowly voted for incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford over his Democratic opponent Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter Ford took 48 91 of the vote to Carter s 48 07 a victory margin of 0 84 1 The anti war former Democratic senator from Minnesota Eugene McCarthy received 2 21 of the vote in Maine which possibly helped Ford carry the state as he most likely siphoned more votes from Carter than Ford Despite his narrow loss nationwide Ford actually managed to carry four of the six New England states Carter only won the heavily Democratic states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island which made New England Ford s second strongest region in the nation after the West As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Maine Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by congressional district 1 2 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults EditElectoral results Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoralvote Running mateCount Percentage Vice presidential candidate Home state Electoral voteGerald Ford Republican Michigan 236 320 48 91 4 Robert Dole Kansas 4Jimmy Carter Democrat Georgia 232 279 48 07 0 Walter Mondale Minnesota 0Eugene McCarthy Independent Minnesota 10 874 2 25 0 0Benjamin Bubar Prohibition Maine 3 495 0 72 0 Earl Dodge Colorado 0Write in candidates 179 0 04 0 0Thomas J Anderson Tennessee 27 0 01 0 Rufus Shackelford Florida 0Gus Hall New York 14 0 00 0 Jarvis Tyner Pennsylvania 0Roger MacBride Virginia 10 0 00 0 David Bergland California 0Lester Maddox Georgia 8 0 00 0 William Dyke Wisconsin 0Peter Camejo New York 1 0 00 0 Willie Mae Reid Illinois 0Julius Levin New Jersey 1 0 00 0 Constance Blomen 0Total 483 208 100 4 4Needed to win 270 270Results by congressional district Edit Ford won both of Maine s congressional districts 2 District Ford Ford Carter Carter McCarthy McCarthy Bubar Bubar Representative1st 127 019 49 22 123 598 47 9 6 025 2 33 1 281 0 5 David F Emery2nd 109 301 48 54 108 681 48 27 4 849 2 15 2 214 0 98 William CohenResults by county Edit County Gerald Rudolph Ford 3 Republican James Earl Carter 3 Democratic Eugene Joseph McCarthy 3 Independent Benjamin Calvin Bubar Jr 3 Prohibition Various candidates 3 Write ins Margin Total votes cast Androscoggin 16 330 37 40 26 484 60 65 670 1 53 175 0 40 6 0 01 10 154 23 25 43 665Aroostook 15 550 48 52 15 484 48 31 495 1 54 515 1 61 7 0 02 66 0 21 32 051Cumberland 48 959 49 64 47 007 47 66 2 329 2 36 315 0 32 16 0 02 1 952 1 98 98 626Franklin 5 799 50 94 5 140 45 15 318 2 79 118 1 04 9 0 08 659 5 79 11 384Hancock 12 064 61 40 6 725 34 23 596 3 03 241 1 23 21 0 11 5 339 27 17 19 647Kennebec 22 534 47 53 23 473 49 51 1 002 2 11 372 0 78 26 0 05 939 1 98 47 407Knox 8 315 56 24 5 922 40 05 414 2 80 129 0 87 6 0 04 2 393 16 18 14 786Lincoln 7 554 59 03 4 818 37 65 366 2 86 49 0 38 10 0 08 2 736 21 38 12 797Oxford 10 551 49 04 10 340 48 06 459 2 13 129 0 60 37 0 17 211 0 98 21 516Penobscot 29 016 52 17 24 672 44 36 1 367 2 46 533 0 96 25 0 04 4 344 7 81 55 613Piscataquis 4 084 50 48 3 727 46 07 173 2 14 103 1 27 3 0 04 357 4 41 8 090Sagadahoc 5 988 50 42 5 529 46 56 287 2 42 63 0 53 9 0 08 459 3 86 11 876Somerset 8 868 46 76 9 465 49 91 464 2 45 158 0 83 11 0 06 597 3 15 18 966Waldo 6 289 54 06 4 853 41 72 348 2 99 131 1 13 12 0 10 1 436 12 34 11 633Washington 7 039 49 45 6 644 46 67 307 2 16 242 1 70 3 0 02 395 2 77 14 235York 27 380 44 95 31 996 52 52 1 279 2 10 222 0 36 39 0 06 4 616 7 58 60 916Totals 236 320 48 91 232 279 48 07 10 874 2 25 3 495 0 72 240 0 05 4 041 0 84 483 208See also EditUnited States presidential elections in MaineReferences Edit Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas 1976 Presidential General Election Results Maine 1976 General Election Presidential Report Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions 1976 a b c d e Our Campaigns ME US President 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