1976 Presidential Election Results for California

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
Alameda	54%	235,988	57.9%	155,280	38.1%	3,678	0.9%	12,735	3.1%	407,681
Alpine	80%	189	42.3%	225	50.3%	8	1.8%	25	5.6%	447
Amador	69%	4,037	50.3%	3,699	46.1%	64	0.8%	218	2.7%	8,018
Butte	61%	24,203	44.1%	28,400	51.8%	486	0.9%	1,765	3.2%	54,854
Calaveras	60%	3,607	47.9%	3,695	49.1%	35	0.5%	191	2.5%	7,528
Colusa	63%	2,340	45.2%	2,733	52.7%	27	0.5%	82	1.6%	5,182
Contra Costa	62%	123,742	48.2%	126,598	49.3%	1,546	0.6%	4,648	1.8%	256,534
Del Norte	50%	2,789	50.9%	2,481	45.3%	35	0.6%	173	3.2%	5,478
El Dorado	55%	12,763	48.8%	12,472	47.7%	235	0.9%	684	2.6%	26,154
Fresno	49%	74,958	49.7%	72,533	48.1%	910	0.6%	2,404	1.6%	150,805
Glenn	60%	3,501	45.0%	4,094	52.7%	19	0.2%	159	2.0%	7,773
Humboldt	60%	23,500	54.2%	18,034	41.6%	471	1.1%	1,367	3.2%	43,372
Imperial	42%	10,244	48.2%	10,618	49.9%	52	0.2%	348	1.6%	21,262
Inyo	58%	2,635	39.3%	3,905	58.2%	11	0.2%	155	2.3%	6,706
Kern	47%	50,567	45.6%	58,023	52.3%	418	0.4%	1,953	1.8%	110,961
Kings	38%	8,061	48.4%	8,263	49.7%	65	0.4%	253	1.5%	16,642
Lake	58%	6,374	51.9%	5,462	44.5%	40	0.3%	409	3.3%	12,285
Lassen	53%	3,801	54.3%	3,007	43.0%	30	0.4%	160	2.3%	6,998
Los Angeles	50%	1,221,893	49.7%	1,174,926	47.8%	13,799	0.6%	48,459	2.0%	2,459,077
Madera	43%	7,625	51.2%	6,844	46.0%	39	0.3%	384	2.6%	14,892
Marin	66%	43,590	42.9%	53,425	52.5%	1,775	1.7%	2,925	2.9%	101,715
Mariposa	68%	2,093	48.5%	2,012	46.6%	41	0.9%	171	4.0%	4,317
Mendocino	53%	10,653	49.5%	9,784	45.5%	249	1.2%	823	3.8%	21,509
Merced	42%	16,637	51.7%	14,842	46.1%	95	0.3%	634	2.0%	32,208
Modoc	69%	1,733	46.3%	1,917	51.2%	10	0.3%	84	2.2%	3,744
Mono	58%	1,025	37.7%	1,600	58.8%	34	1.2%	62	2.3%	2,721
Monterey	44%	36,849	46.0%	40,896	51.0%	606	0.8%	1,802	2.2%	80,153
Napa	63%	18,048	44.9%	20,839	51.8%	291	0.7%	1,027	2.6%	40,205
Nevada	59%	7,926	47.0%	8,170	48.4%	172	1.0%	613	3.6%	16,881
Orange	57%	232,246	35.3%	408,632	62.2%	4,014	0.6%	12,541	1.9%	657,433
Placer	59%	21,026	52.2%	18,154	45.0%	239	0.6%	892	2.2%	40,311
Plumas	65%	3,429	52.2%	2,884	43.9%	47	0.7%	203	3.1%	6,563
Riverside	51%	96,228	48.5%	97,774	49.2%	985	0.5%	3,571	1.8%	198,558
Sacramento	56%	144,203	52.3%	123,110	44.6%	2,620	0.9%	5,943	2.2%	275,876
San Benito	49%	3,122	46.7%	3,398	50.9%	24	0.4%	136	2.0%	6,680
San Bernardino	44%	109,636	47.9%	113,265	49.5%	942	0.4%	5,042	2.2%	228,885
San Diego	56%	263,654	41.6%	353,302	55.7%	4,471	0.7%	12,368	2.0%	633,795
San Francisco	48%	133,733	52.1%	103,561	40.3%	3,981	1.5%	15,613	6.1%	256,888
San Joaquin	48%	48,733	48.1%	50,277	49.6%	467	0.5%	1,884	1.9%	101,361
San Luis Obispo	55%	24,926	45.9%	27,785	51.2%	464	0.9%	1,123	2.1%	54,298
San Mateo	57%	102,896	44.4%	117,338	50.6%	2,409	1.0%	9,098	3.9%	231,741
Santa Barbara	60%	55,018	45.9%	60,922	50.8%	1,387	1.2%	2,517	2.1%	119,844
Santa Clara	55%	208,023	46.9%	219,188	49.5%	4,849	1.1%	11,078	2.5%	443,138
Santa Cruz	65%	37,772	51.1%	31,872	43.1%	1,452	2.0%	2,873	3.9%	73,969
Shasta	57%	19,200	50.7%	17,273	45.6%	104	0.3%	1,277	3.4%	37,854
Sierra	81%	841	53.4%	680	43.1%	12	0.8%	43	2.7%	1,576
Siskiyou	59%	7,060	48.3%	7,070	48.4%	98	0.7%	387	2.6%	14,615
Solano	46%	33,682	54.6%	26,136	42.4%	461	0.7%	1,365	2.2%	61,644
Sonoma	59%	50,353	47.5%	50,555	47.7%	1,380	1.3%	3,664	3.5%	105,952
Stanislaus	48%	38,448	52.3%	32,937	44.8%	292	0.4%	1,788	2.4%	73,465
Sutter	52%	6,966	43.2%	8,745	54.2%	96	0.6%	324	2.0%	16,131
Tehama	58%	6,990	51.3%	6,110	44.8%	55	0.4%	480	3.5%	13,635
Trinity	65%	2,172	49.9%	1,989	45.7%	46	1.1%	149	3.4%	4,356
Tulare	42%	25,551	43.7%	31,864	54.5%	170	0.3%	857	1.5%	58,442
Tuolumne	64%	6,492	49.9%	6,104	46.9%	95	0.7%	312	2.4%	13,003
Ventura	52%	68,529	44.1%	82,670	53.2%	1,380	0.9%	2,821	1.8%	155,400
Yolo	59%	23,533	54.3%	18,376	42.4%	559	1.3%	849	2.0%	43,317
Yuba	40%	6,451	52.5%	5,496	44.7%	72	0.6%	266	2.2%	12,285
TOTAL	51%	3,742,284	47.6%	3,882,244	49.3%	58,412	0.7%	184,177	2.3%	7,867,117

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in CA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1976 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Jimmy Carter (D)		Gerald Ford* (R)		Eugene McCarthy (I)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Johnson-D)	53%	110,186	50.8%	106,842	49.2%			0	0.0%	217,028
District 02 (Clausen-R)	56%	111,043	51.1%	106,197	48.9%			0	0.0%	217,240
District 03 (Moss-D)	57%	110,313	52.8%	98,706	47.2%			0	0.0%	209,019
District 04 (Leggett-D)	48%	96,028	55.7%	76,230	44.3%			0	0.0%	172,258
District 05 (Burton-D)	53%	94,329	49.6%	95,721	50.4%			0	0.0%	190,050
District 06 (Burton-D)	44%	83,668	57.3%	62,223	42.7%			0	0.0%	145,891
District 07 (Miller-D)	51%	104,664	52.4%	95,241	47.6%			0	0.0%	199,905
District 08 (Dellums-D)	66%	115,361	59.2%	79,368	40.8%			0	0.0%	194,729
District 09 (Stark-D)	55%	91,871	56.0%	72,063	44.0%			0	0.0%	163,934
District 10 (Edwards-D)	46%	92,239	58.6%	65,121	41.4%			0	0.0%	157,360
District 11 (Ryan-D)	55%	85,027	47.3%	94,646	52.7%			0	0.0%	179,673
District 12 (McCloskey-R)	58%	89,818	46.5%	103,233	53.5%			0	0.0%	193,051
District 13 (Mineta-D)	54%	91,620	45.7%	108,664	54.3%			0	0.0%	200,284
District 14 (McFall-D)	48%	92,328	50.0%	92,163	50.0%			0	0.0%	184,491
District 15 (Sisk-D)	41%	81,797	55.0%	66,972	45.0%			0	0.0%	148,769
District 16 (Panetta-D)	52%	95,482	49.6%	97,003	50.4%			0	0.0%	192,485
District 17 (Krebs-D)	43%	75,605	46.5%	87,145	53.5%			0	0.0%	162,750
District 18 (Ketchum-R)	45%	70,093	44.0%	89,166	56.0%			0	0.0%	159,259
District 19 (Lagomarsino-R)	58%	95,297	49.1%	98,614	50.9%			0	0.0%	193,911
District 20 (Goldwater, Jr.-R)	50%	86,610	40.1%	129,113	59.9%			0	0.0%	215,723
District 21 (Corman-D)	51%	80,681	52.2%	73,773	47.8%			0	0.0%	154,454
District 22 (Moorhead-R)	61%	71,648	38.2%	115,685	61.8%			0	0.0%	187,333
District 23 (Beilenson-D)	74%	119,138	52.9%	106,129	47.1%			0	0.0%	225,267
District 24 (Waxman-D)	48%	93,650	55.8%	74,042	44.2%			0	0.0%	167,692
District 25 (Roybal-D)	26%	52,234	63.4%	30,106	36.6%			0	0.0%	82,340
District 26 (Rousselot-R)	46%	66,151	37.9%	108,532	62.1%			0	0.0%	174,683
District 27 (Dornan-R)	73%	82,854	39.8%	125,254	60.2%			0	0.0%	208,108
District 28 (Burke-D)	42%	104,135	70.8%	42,972	29.2%			0	0.0%	147,107
District 29 (Hawkins-D)	32%	83,291	81.0%	19,596	19.0%			0	0.0%	102,887
District 30 (Danielson-D)	32%	69,424	60.1%	46,152	39.9%			0	0.0%	115,576
District 31 (Wilson-D)	37%	72,775	65.7%	38,052	34.3%			0	0.0%	110,827
District 32 (Anderson-D)	39%	72,386	55.5%	58,147	44.5%			0	0.0%	130,533
District 33 (Clawson-R)	52%	75,709	43.3%	99,127	56.7%			0	0.0%	174,836
District 34 (Hannaford-D)	71%	84,977	43.1%	112,251	56.9%			0	0.0%	197,228
District 35 (Lloyd-D)	44%	72,664	44.4%	90,929	55.6%			0	0.0%	163,593
District 36 (Brown-D)	44%	82,538	56.0%	64,801	44.0%			0	0.0%	147,339
District 37 (Pettis-R)	46%	84,725	45.4%	101,935	54.6%			0	0.0%	186,660
District 38 (Patterson-D)	48%	67,994	44.2%	85,873	55.8%			0	0.0%	153,867
District 39 (Wiggins-R)	56%	73,263	35.8%	131,577	64.2%			0	0.0%	204,840
District 40 (Badham-R)	51%	79,649	32.3%	167,203	67.7%			0	0.0%	246,852
District 41 (Wilson-R)	65%	90,795	42.6%	122,469	57.4%			0	0.0%	213,264
District 42 (Van Deerlin-D)	37%	69,939	52.8%	62,460	47.2%			0	0.0%	132,399
District 43 (Burgener-R)	53%	106,706	40.0%	159,790	60.0%			0	0.0%	266,496

1976 President, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	235,988	57.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	155,280	38.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	3,678	0.9%
Other	12,735	3.1%
TOTAL	407,681
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -10

1976 President, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	189	42.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	225	50.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	1.8%
Other	25	5.6%
TOTAL	447
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,037	50.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,699	46.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	64	0.8%
Other	218	2.7%
TOTAL	8,018
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	24,203	44.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	28,400	51.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	486	0.9%
Other	1,765	3.2%
TOTAL	54,854
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,607	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,695	49.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.5%
Other	191	2.5%
TOTAL	7,528
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,340	45.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,733	52.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.5%
Other	82	1.6%
TOTAL	5,182
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	123,742	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	126,598	49.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,546	0.6%
Other	4,648	1.8%
TOTAL	256,534
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,789	50.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,481	45.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.6%
Other	173	3.2%
TOTAL	5,478
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	12,763	48.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	12,472	47.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	235	0.9%
Other	684	2.6%
TOTAL	26,154
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	74,958	49.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	72,533	48.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	910	0.6%
Other	2,404	1.6%
TOTAL	150,805
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,501	45.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,094	52.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	0.2%
Other	159	2.0%
TOTAL	7,773
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	23,500	54.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,034	41.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	471	1.1%
Other	1,367	3.2%
TOTAL	43,372
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,244	48.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,618	49.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	52	0.2%
Other	348	1.6%
TOTAL	21,262
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,635	39.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,905	58.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	11	0.2%
Other	155	2.3%
TOTAL	6,706
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	50,567	45.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	58,023	52.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	418	0.4%
Other	1,953	1.8%
TOTAL	110,961
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,061	48.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,263	49.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	65	0.4%
Other	253	1.5%
TOTAL	16,642
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,374	51.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,462	44.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	0.3%
Other	409	3.3%
TOTAL	12,285
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,801	54.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,007	43.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	30	0.4%
Other	160	2.3%
TOTAL	6,998
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,221,893	49.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,174,926	47.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13,799	0.6%
Other	48,459	2.0%
TOTAL	2,459,077
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,625	51.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,844	46.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	39	0.3%
Other	384	2.6%
TOTAL	14,892
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	43,590	42.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	53,425	52.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,775	1.7%
Other	2,925	2.9%
TOTAL	101,715
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,093	48.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,012	46.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	41	0.9%
Other	171	4.0%
TOTAL	4,317
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	10,653	49.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	9,784	45.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	249	1.2%
Other	823	3.8%
TOTAL	21,509
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	16,637	51.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	14,842	46.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	95	0.3%
Other	634	2.0%
TOTAL	32,208
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,733	46.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,917	51.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	0.3%
Other	84	2.2%
TOTAL	3,744
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,025	37.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,600	58.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	1.2%
Other	62	2.3%
TOTAL	2,721
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	36,849	46.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	40,896	51.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	606	0.8%
Other	1,802	2.2%
TOTAL	80,153
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	18,048	44.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	20,839	51.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	291	0.7%
Other	1,027	2.6%
TOTAL	40,205
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,926	47.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,170	48.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	172	1.0%
Other	613	3.6%
TOTAL	16,881
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	232,246	35.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	408,632	62.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4,014	0.6%
Other	12,541	1.9%
TOTAL	657,433
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	21,026	52.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,154	45.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	239	0.6%
Other	892	2.2%
TOTAL	40,311
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,429	52.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,884	43.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	47	0.7%
Other	203	3.1%
TOTAL	6,563
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	96,228	48.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	97,774	49.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	985	0.5%
Other	3,571	1.8%
TOTAL	198,558
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	144,203	52.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	123,110	44.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2,620	0.9%
Other	5,943	2.2%
TOTAL	275,876
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,122	46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,398	50.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	24	0.4%
Other	136	2.0%
TOTAL	6,680
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	109,636	47.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	113,265	49.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	942	0.4%
Other	5,042	2.2%
TOTAL	228,885
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	263,654	41.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	353,302	55.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4,471	0.7%
Other	12,368	2.0%
TOTAL	633,795
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	133,733	52.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	103,561	40.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	3,981	1.5%
Other	15,613	6.1%
TOTAL	256,888
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -8

1976 President, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	48,733	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	50,277	49.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	467	0.5%
Other	1,884	1.9%
TOTAL	101,361
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	24,926	45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	27,785	51.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	464	0.9%
Other	1,123	2.1%
TOTAL	54,298
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	102,896	44.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	117,338	50.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2,409	1.0%
Other	9,098	3.9%
TOTAL	231,741
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	55,018	45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	60,922	50.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,387	1.2%
Other	2,517	2.1%
TOTAL	119,844
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	208,023	46.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	219,188	49.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4,849	1.1%
Other	11,078	2.5%
TOTAL	443,138
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	37,772	51.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	31,872	43.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,452	2.0%
Other	2,873	3.9%
TOTAL	73,969
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	19,200	50.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	17,273	45.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	104	0.3%
Other	1,277	3.4%
TOTAL	37,854
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	841	53.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	680	43.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	0.8%
Other	43	2.7%
TOTAL	1,576
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,060	48.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,070	48.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	98	0.7%
Other	387	2.6%
TOTAL	14,615
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	33,682	54.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	26,136	42.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	461	0.7%
Other	1,365	2.2%
TOTAL	61,644
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	50,353	47.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	50,555	47.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,380	1.3%
Other	3,664	3.5%
TOTAL	105,952
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	38,448	52.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	32,937	44.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	292	0.4%
Other	1,788	2.4%
TOTAL	73,465
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,966	43.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,745	54.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	96	0.6%
Other	324	2.0%
TOTAL	16,131
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,990	51.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,110	44.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	55	0.4%
Other	480	3.5%
TOTAL	13,635
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,172	49.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,989	45.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	1.1%
Other	149	3.4%
TOTAL	4,356
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	25,551	43.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	31,864	54.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	170	0.3%
Other	857	1.5%
TOTAL	58,442
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,492	49.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,104	46.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	95	0.7%
Other	312	2.4%
TOTAL	13,003
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	68,529	44.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	82,670	53.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,380	0.9%
Other	2,821	1.8%
TOTAL	155,400
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	23,533	54.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	18,376	42.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	559	1.3%
Other	849	2.0%
TOTAL	43,317
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,451	52.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,496	44.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	72	0.6%
Other	266	2.2%
TOTAL	12,285
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

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