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Parents > United States > Georgia > 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 ModifiedRob Ritchie June 02, 2018 10:14pm
Data Sources
Description Non-candidates with more than 1 write-in vote:

Ronald Reagan (379), Jerry Brown (54), George Wallace (36), Richard Nixon (13), Barbara Jordan (9), Morris Udall (8), Ellen McCormack (7), George McGovern (7), Herman Talmadge (7), Edmund G. Brown (6), Barry Goldwater (6), Ted Kennedy (6), Mickey Mouse (6), Hubert Humphrey (5), Henry Jackson (4), Sam Nunn (4), David Ashworth (3), John G. Brewer (3), Dick Gregory (3), Nelson Rockefeller (3), JB Stoner (3), Howard Baker (2), Julian Bond (2), Marvin Cooley (2), William Dykes (2), Betty Ford (2), Fred Harris (2), Paul Harvey (2), Mark Hatfield (2), Thomas Jefferson (2), Roland Land (2), Linda Lovelace (2), Jerry Pruett (2), Willie Mae Reid (2), Elliot Richardson (2), Carl Sanders (2), Tom Sandeson (2), Benjamin Spock (2)

10 write-in votes were cast for Gerald Ford and 20 write-in votes were cast for Jimmy Carter, despite the fact that both of these candidates were on the ballot.

Notable persons to receive one write-in vote: H. Rap Brown, Chevy Chase, Calvin Coolidge, Eugene Debs, Howard the Duck, The Fonz

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes881,496 (75.04%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin591,967 (+50.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1980
NameJimmy Carter Votes890,733 (55.79%)
Term01/20/1981 - 01/20/1985 Margin236,565 (+14.82%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 04, 1976 GA US President - R Primary
Ronald Reagan
R 188,472
May 04, 1976 GA US President - D Primary
Jimmy Carter
D 502,471

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Jimmy Carter (I) President Gerald R. Ford (W) Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Anderson (W) Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox (W) Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy (W) Others (W) Gov. Ronald Reagan
PartyDemocratic Republican American American Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 979,409 (66.72%) 483,743 (32.95%) 1,108 (0.08%) 1,071 (0.07%) 991 (0.07%) 847 (0.06%) 379 (0.03%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -495,666 (-33.77%) -978,301 (-66.64%) -978,338 (-66.65%) -978,418 (-66.65%) -978,562 (-66.66%) -979,030 (-66.69%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- 06/01/1976
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Name (W) St. Rep. Roger L. MacBride (W) Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (W) Peter M. Camejo (W) Gov. George C. Wallace (I) (W) President Richard M. Nixon (W) Rep. Barbara C. Jordan (W) Rep. Morris K. "Mo" Udall
PartyLibertarian Independent Socialist Workers Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 175 (0.01%) 60 (0.00%) 43 (0.00%) 36 (0.00%) 13 (0.00%) 9 (0.00%) 8 (0.00%)
Margin-979,234 (-66.71%) -979,349 (-66.72%) -979,366 (-66.72%) -979,373 (-66.72%) -979,396 (-66.72%) -979,400 (-66.72%) -979,401 (-66.72%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date -- 06/01/1976 -- 06/01/1976 06/01/1976 06/01/1976 06/01/1976
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