1976 United States presidential election in Georgia
Results

1976 United States presidential election in Georgia

Section Title: Results
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United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976

Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes

Democrat	James Carter	979,409	66.74%	12

Republican	Gerald Ford (incumbent)	483,743	32.96%	0

Write-in	Thomas J. Anderson	1,168	0.08%	0

Write-in	Lester Maddox	1,071	0.07%	0

Write-in	Eugene McCarthy	991	0.07%	0

Write-in	Write-ins (scattered)	847	0.06%	0

Write-in	Roger MacBride	175	0.01%	0

Write-in	Peter Camejo	43	0.00%	0

Write-in	Gus Hall	3	0.00%	0

Write-in	Ernest Miller	3	0.00%	0

Write-in	Julius Levin	2	0.00%	0

Write-in	Frank Zeidler	2	0.00%	0

Write-in	Lyndon LaRouche	1	0.00%	0

Totals	1,467,458	100.00%	12

Voter turnout	42%	—

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The Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, won with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state’s twelve electoral votes.

final_sentence: The Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, won with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state’s twelve electoral votes.