1976 ELECTION

Jimmy Carter at 1976 Democratic National Convention (National Archives)
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ELECTION RESULTS:

DEMOCRATS:
JIMMY CARTER (PRESIDENT)

WALTER MONDALE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 297 (55.2%)
Popular Vote: 40,830,763 (50.1%)

REPUBLICANS:
GERALD FORD (PRESIDENT)
BOB DOLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote 240 (44.6%)
Popular Vote (39,147,792) (48.0%)

MAPS/ DATA:
American Presidency Project
Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
National Archives (Map)
Polling Archive (Roper Center)

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES: 

Jimmy Carter (D-GA)
JIMMY CARTER (PRESIDENT)
Walter Mondale
WALTER MONDALE (VICE PRESIDENT)

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES:

GERALD FORD (PRESIDENT)
BOB DOLE (VICE PRESIDENT)

SPEECHES:

Ford Campaign Rally, 5/14/1976 (Video)
Mondale Convention,7/15/1976 (Video)
Carter Convention, 7/15/1976 (Video, Transcript)
Dole Convention, 8/17/1976 (Video)
Ford Convention, 8/19/1976 (VideoVideo, Transcript, CBS Coverage)
Ford Concession, 11/3/1976 (Video, Transcript)
Carter Victory, 11/4/1976 (Video)

DEBATES:

9/23/1976 (Video, Transcript)
10/6/1976 (Video, Transcript)
10/15/1976 VP (Video, Transcript)
10/22/1976 (Video, Transcript)

RESOURCES:

Front Pages, 11/3/1976 (NYT, WP, St.LP-D)
Results, 11/3/1976 (NYT)
Entire NYT (11/3/1976, 11/4/1976)
Election Coverage (ABC, CBS)
Miller Center
Ford Presidential Library
Road to the White House 1976 (C-SPAN)
Campaign Paraphernalia (National Archives)
Wikipedia

CAMPAIGN ADS:

The Living Room Candidate
C-SPAN
Carter Election Eve Program (C-SPAN)
Ford Election Eve Program (C-SPAN)
Carter Campaign Film (C-SPAN)