1976 US presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1976_US_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:closest_state gptkb:Oregon
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 2, 1976
gptkbp:Democratic_Party_platform gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Democratic_running_mate gptkb:Walter_Mondale
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Carter) 297
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Ford) 240
gptkbp:first_time_voter_age_18+ second presidential election (after 1972)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1976 US presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:largest_margin_state_(Carter) gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:largest_margin_state_(Ford) gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1980_US_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent First televised presidential debates since 1960
First election after Nixon resignation
First southern president since Zachary Taylor
gptkbp:notableFor Last time a Democratic candidate won a majority of southern states until 1992
Last time a Democratic candidate won Texas until 1992
Last time a Democratic candidate won Mississippi until 2024
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_(Carter) 23 plus DC
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_(Ford) 27
gptkbp:numberOfIssues economic crisis
trust in government
Watergate scandal aftermath
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Carter) 40,831,881
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Ford) 39,148,634
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:previousEdition 1972 US presidential election
gptkbp:Republican_Party_platform economic recovery
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:runningMateOf gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkbp:third_party_candidate gptkb:Thomas_Anderson
gptkb:Roger_MacBride
Eugene McCarthy
gptkbp:voterTurnout 53.6%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Socialist_Workers_Party_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7