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Parents > United States > Rhode Island > 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 ModifiedArthur October 22, 2023 07:00am
Data SourcesOfficial Count of the Ballots Cast, 1976 p. 23 [Link] (for municipality results).
Description The 87 'other' Write-in votes went to Rufus Shackleford (24 votes), Jerry Brown (24 votes), Ronald Reagan (8 votes), Ellen McCormack (5 votes), John Schmitz (5 votes), George McGovern (3 votes), George Wallace (3 votes), Fred Harris (2 votes), Dr. Spock (2 votes), Mo Udall (2 votes), Elliot Richardson (2 votes), Betty Ford (2 votes) and 1 vote each for Frank Church, Barbara Jordan, Barry Goldwater, Hubert Humphrey and John Lennon
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameRichard M. Nixon Votes220,383 (53.00%)
Term01/20/1973 - 01/20/1977 Margin25,738 (+6.19%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1980
NameJimmy Carter Votes198,342 (47.67%)
Term01/20/1981 - 01/20/1985 Margin43,549 (+10.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 01, 1976 RI US President - R Primary
Gerald R. Ford
R 14,352
Jun 01, 1976 RI US President - D Primary
Unpledged
D 60,348

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Name Gov. Jimmy Carter (I) President Gerald R. Ford St. Rep. Roger L. MacBride (W) Sen. Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy Peter M. Camejo General Secretary Gus Hall Julius Levin
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Socialist Workers Communist Socialist Labor
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Certified Votes 227,636 (55.36%) 181,249 (44.08%) 715 (0.17%) 479 (0.12%) 462 (0.11%) 334 (0.08%) 188 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -46,387 (-11.28%) -226,921 (-55.19%) -227,157 (-55.25%) -227,174 (-55.25%) -227,302 (-55.28%) -227,448 (-55.32%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name (W) Others (W) Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Anderson (W) Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox  
PartyIndependent Independent Independent  
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Certified Votes 87 (0.02%) 24 (0.01%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin-227,549 (-55.34%) -227,612 (-55.36%) -227,635 (-55.36%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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