United States presidential election in Kansas, 1976

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November 2, 1976

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Nominee	Gerald Ford	Jimmy Carter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	Michigan	Georgia
Running mate	Bob Dole	Walter Mondale
Electoral vote	7	0
Popular vote	502,752	430,421
Percentage	52.5%	44.9%

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Gerald Ford
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Kansas was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R–Michigan). with 52.49% of the popular vote, against Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia), with 44.94% of the popular vote. None of the third party candidates amounted a significant portion of the vote, but Eugene McCarthy (I–Minnesota) won 1.38% of the popular vote in Kansas, finishing third in the state.

Despite losing in Kansas, Carter went on to win the national election and became the 39th President of the United States.

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