Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) with 57.9% of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) with 35.7%.[1] Carter ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Ford and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson.
With 57.9% of the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Ford's fifth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska.[2]
Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska, which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party.[1][3]
1976, united, states, presidential, election, alaska, main, article, 1976, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1976, part, nationwide, presidential, election, voters, chose, three, representatives, electors, electoral, college, voted. Main article 1976 United States presidential election The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2 1976 as part of the nationwide presidential election Voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska 1972 November 2 1976 1980 Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Roger MacBride Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Home state Michigan Georgia Vermont Running mate Bob Dole Walter Mondale David Bergland Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 71 555 44 058 6 785 Percentage 57 90 35 65 5 49 Borough ResultsState House District ResultsFord 40 50 50 60 60 70 Carter 40 50 50 60 60 70 President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford R Michigan with 57 9 of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter D Georgia with 35 7 1 Carter ultimately won the national vote however defeating Ford and becoming the next President Alaska has only voted Democratic once and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B Johnson With 57 9 of the popular vote Alaska would prove to be Ford s fifth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah Idaho Wyoming and Nebraska 2 Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party 1 3 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1976 United States presidential election in Alaska 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Gerald Ford incumbent 71 555 57 90 3 Democratic Jimmy Carter 44 058 35 65 0 Libertarian Roger MacBride 6 785 5 49 0 N A Write in 1 176 0 95 0 Totals 123 574 100 00 3 Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Northwest Arctic Borough YakutatSee also editUnited States presidential elections in AlaskaReferences edit a b c Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2 1976 PDF Clerk house gov Retrieved September 3 2013 1976 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 1976 Presidential General Election Results Alaska Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved April 14 2013 nbsp nbsp This Alaska elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska amp oldid 1218729031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
