Election in Rhode Island
1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Turnout 76.4%[1]
County results Municipality results
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Ford
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Rhode Island was won by Jimmy Carter (D –Georgia ), with 55.36% of the popular vote. Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R –Michigan ), who finished with 44.08% of the popular vote. No third-party candidate received any votes.
Jimmy Carter went on to become the 39th president of the United States .[2]
Results [ edit ]
By county [ edit ]
1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [3]
County
Carter %
Carter #
Ford %
Ford #
Others %
Others #
Total #
Providence
58.0%
144,805
41.6%
103,976
0.4%
1,036
249,817
Newport
53.7%
17,768
45.8%
15,155
0.6%
184
33,107
Bristol
52.4%
11,228
47.3%
10,131
0.3%
66
21,425
Kent
51.1%
35,855
48.6%
34,131
0.3%
227
70,213
Washington
49.9%
17,980
49.6%
17,856
0.5%
186
36,022
Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ]
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