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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1976 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1976 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1981 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH January 26, 2021 03:19pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes2,714,521 (59.11%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin917,570 (+19.98%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1980
NameRonald Reagan Votes2,261,872 (49.59%)
Term01/20/1981 - 01/20/1985 Margin324,332 (+7.11%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 27, 1976 PA US President - R Primary
Gerald R. Ford
R 787,435
Apr 27, 1976 PA US President - D Primary
Jimmy Carter
D 1,385,399
Apr 27, 1976 PA US President - CST Primary
Paul E. Cunningham
CST 1,420

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Jimmy Carter (I) President Gerald R. Ford Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox Peter M. Camejo (W) Others Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
PartyDemocratic Republican McCarthy '76 Constitutional Socialist Workers Independent U.S. Labor
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Certified Votes 2,328,677 (50.40%) 2,205,604 (47.73%) 50,584 (1.10%) 25,344 (0.55%) 3,009 (0.07%) 2,934 (0.06%) 2,744 (0.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -123,073 (-2.66%) -2,278,093 (-49.30%) -2,303,333 (-49.85%) -2,325,668 (-50.33%) -2,325,743 (-50.33%) -2,325,933 (-50.34%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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LBR Old LW
AllP Darcy G. Richardson 🔗
LBT Jed
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Name General Secretary Gus Hall  
PartyCommunist  
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Certified Votes 1,891 (0.04%)  
Margin-2,326,786 (-50.35%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
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