1976 Presidential Election Results for Maryland

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
Allegany	54%	15,967	50.7%	15,435	49.0%	0	0.0%	94	0.3%	31,496
Anne Arundel	51%	54,351	46.8%	61,353	52.8%	0	0.0%	396	0.3%	116,100
Baltimore	58%	118,505	45.1%	143,293	54.5%	0	0.0%	1,068	0.4%	262,866
Baltimore city	46%	178,593	68.2%	81,762	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,477	0.6%	261,832
Calvert	44%	4,626	57.3%	3,439	42.6%	0	0.0%	9	0.1%	8,074
Caroline	42%	3,017	49.1%	3,114	50.7%	0	0.0%	9	0.1%	6,140
Carroll	45%	9,940	38.7%	15,661	61.0%	0	0.0%	83	0.3%	25,684
Cecil	46%	8,950	53.2%	7,833	46.6%	0	0.0%	28	0.2%	16,811
Charles	46%	9,525	54.9%	7,792	44.9%	0	0.0%	26	0.1%	17,343
Dorchester	44%	4,528	48.7%	4,768	51.3%	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	9,301
Frederick	48%	14,542	44.5%	17,941	54.9%	0	0.0%	221	0.7%	32,704
Garrett	50%	3,332	41.6%	4,640	58.0%	0	0.0%	28	0.3%	8,000
Harford	51%	19,890	45.0%	24,309	55.0%	0	0.0%	28	0.1%	44,227
Howard	67%	20,533	48.9%	21,200	50.5%	0	0.0%	274	0.7%	42,007
Kent	52%	3,211	53.2%	2,821	46.7%	0	0.0%	9	0.1%	6,041
Montgomery	67%	131,098	51.2%	122,674	47.9%	0	0.0%	2,405	0.9%	256,177
Prince George's	44%	111,743	57.6%	81,027	41.8%	0	0.0%	1,196	0.6%	193,966
Queen Anne's	45%	3,457	49.6%	3,479	49.9%	0	0.0%	30	0.4%	6,966
Somerset	51%	3,472	51.6%	3,254	48.4%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	6,727
St. Mary's	37%	7,227	56.0%	5,640	43.7%	0	0.0%	38	0.3%	12,905
Talbot	53%	3,715	38.7%	5,848	61.0%	0	0.0%	27	0.3%	9,590
Washington	48%	15,902	43.9%	20,194	55.7%	0	0.0%	137	0.4%	36,233
Wicomico	48%	9,412	47.1%	10,537	52.7%	0	0.0%	28	0.1%	19,977
Worcester	44%	4,076	46.7%	4,647	53.2%	0	0.0%	7	0.1%	8,730
TOTAL	51%	759,612	52.8%	672,661	46.7%	0	0.0%	7,624	0.5%	1,439,897

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MD

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 (Bauman-R)	47%	85,106	49.3%	87,481	50.7%			0	0.0%	172,587
District 02 (Long-D)	62%	101,830	48.3%	109,176	51.7%			0	0.0%	211,006
District 03 (Mikulski-D)	52%	83,341	51.5%	78,442	48.5%			0	0.0%	161,783
District 04 (Holt-R)	49%	86,532	50.1%	86,352	49.9%			0	0.0%	172,884
District 05 (Spellman-D)	47%	82,660	58.7%	58,086	41.3%			0	0.0%	140,746
District 06 (Byron-D)	52%	92,682	45.2%	112,380	54.8%			0	0.0%	205,062
District 07 (Mitchell-D)	45%	101,341	81.6%	22,795	18.4%			0	0.0%	124,136
District 08 (Steers-R)	72%	126,116	51.7%	117,949	48.3%			0	0.0%	244,065

1976 President, Allegany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,967	50.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	15,435	49.0%
Other	94	0.3%
TOTAL	31,496
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Anne Arundel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	54,351	46.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	61,353	52.8%
Other	396	0.3%
TOTAL	116,100
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Baltimore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	118,505	45.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	143,293	54.5%
Other	1,068	0.4%
TOTAL	262,866
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Calvert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,626	57.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,439	42.6%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,074
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,017	49.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,114	50.7%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,140
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,940	38.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	15,661	61.0%
Other	83	0.3%
TOTAL	25,684
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Cecil County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	8,950	53.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,833	46.6%
Other	28	0.2%
TOTAL	16,811
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Charles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,525	54.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,792	44.9%
Other	26	0.1%
TOTAL	17,343
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,528	48.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,768	51.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,301
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	14,542	44.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	17,941	54.9%
Other	221	0.7%
TOTAL	32,704
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Garrett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,332	41.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,640	58.0%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	8,000
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Harford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	19,890	45.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	24,309	55.0%
Other	28	0.1%
TOTAL	44,227
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	20,533	48.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	21,200	50.5%
Other	274	0.7%
TOTAL	42,007
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,211	53.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,821	46.7%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,041
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	131,098	51.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	122,674	47.9%
Other	2,405	0.9%
TOTAL	256,177
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Prince George's County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	111,743	57.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	81,027	41.8%
Other	1,196	0.6%
TOTAL	193,966
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Queen Anne's County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,457	49.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,479	49.9%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	6,966
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, St. Mary's County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,227	56.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,640	43.7%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	12,905
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Somerset County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,472	51.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,254	48.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,727
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1976 President, Talbot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,715	38.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,848	61.0%
Other	27	0.3%
TOTAL	9,590
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	15,902	43.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	20,194	55.7%
Other	137	0.4%
TOTAL	36,233
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Wicomico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	9,412	47.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,537	52.7%
Other	28	0.1%
TOTAL	19,977
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Worcester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,076	46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,647	53.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,730
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Baltimore city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	178,593	68.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	81,762	31.2%
Other	1,477	0.6%
TOTAL	261,832
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17

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