1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Results
Table:
United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1976

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Democratic

Jimmy Carter

227,636

55.36%

Republican

Gerald Ford (inc.)

181,249

44.08%

Write-In

2,285

0.56%

Total votes

411,170

100%

Drawing on the table named section "Results" within 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island, write a short sentence answer to the question: Who did Carter defeat to become president and what percentage did the loser have? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R), who finished with 44.08% of the vote.