1976 Presidential Election Results for Nebraska

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
Adams	60%	4,959	38.6%	7,623	59.4%	160	1.2%	97	0.8%	12,839
Antelope	66%	1,325	34.1%	2,488	64.0%	48	1.2%	26	0.7%	3,887
Arthur	76%	64	24.4%	193	73.7%	4	1.5%	1	0.4%	262
Banner	78%	210	40.9%	281	54.8%	10	1.9%	12	2.3%	513
Blaine	76%	133	31.5%	281	66.6%	0	0.0%	8	1.9%	422
Boone	66%	1,329	38.7%	2,035	59.2%	57	1.7%	16	0.5%	3,437
Box Butte	56%	1,516	33.1%	2,956	64.6%	67	1.5%	40	0.9%	4,579
Boyd	72%	792	43.5%	1,004	55.1%	12	0.7%	13	0.7%	1,821
Brown	64%	557	30.3%	1,241	67.6%	23	1.3%	15	0.8%	1,836
Buffalo	55%	4,308	33.7%	8,095	63.4%	208	1.6%	166	1.3%	12,777
Burt	63%	1,375	34.7%	2,510	63.3%	55	1.4%	27	0.7%	3,967
Butler	67%	2,337	54.7%	1,809	42.4%	81	1.9%	44	1.0%	4,271
Cass	56%	3,205	44.9%	3,807	53.3%	90	1.3%	39	0.5%	7,141
Cedar	64%	2,225	46.7%	2,415	50.7%	73	1.5%	47	1.0%	4,760
Chase	66%	725	37.4%	1,146	59.2%	29	1.5%	37	1.9%	1,937
Cherry	69%	906	28.4%	2,197	68.8%	49	1.5%	40	1.3%	3,192
Cheyenne	57%	1,665	41.1%	2,285	56.4%	69	1.7%	33	0.8%	4,052
Clay	67%	1,369	37.0%	2,254	60.9%	35	0.9%	45	1.2%	3,703
Colfax	63%	1,666	40.4%	2,364	57.3%	64	1.6%	29	0.7%	4,123
Cuming	61%	1,374	28.8%	3,303	69.2%	71	1.5%	26	0.5%	4,774
Custer	64%	1,985	32.1%	3,935	63.7%	105	1.7%	150	2.4%	6,175
Dakota	52%	2,292	45.9%	2,631	52.7%	53	1.1%	19	0.4%	4,995
Dawes	57%	1,286	32.9%	2,446	62.6%	75	1.9%	103	2.6%	3,910
Dawson	57%	2,395	30.0%	5,413	67.8%	85	1.1%	92	1.2%	7,985
Deuel	67%	398	33.4%	776	65.2%	14	1.2%	3	0.3%	1,191
Dixon	69%	1,286	38.5%	1,981	59.3%	48	1.4%	23	0.7%	3,338
Dodge	60%	5,283	36.5%	8,982	62.0%	170	1.2%	46	0.3%	14,481
Douglas	60%	61,877	39.0%	93,204	58.7%	2,783	1.8%	843	0.5%	158,707
Dundy	61%	457	36.2%	774	61.3%	12	1.0%	20	1.6%	1,263
Fillmore	66%	1,489	40.6%	2,098	57.2%	43	1.2%	41	1.1%	3,671
Franklin	68%	941	43.5%	1,170	54.1%	29	1.3%	23	1.1%	2,163
Frontier	63%	588	36.0%	994	60.8%	19	1.2%	34	2.1%	1,635
Furnas	64%	1,126	36.8%	1,844	60.2%	34	1.1%	57	1.9%	3,061
Gage	56%	4,512	45.5%	5,206	52.5%	122	1.2%	68	0.7%	9,908
Garden	70%	445	30.9%	928	64.4%	35	2.4%	34	2.4%	1,442
Garfield	68%	343	30.6%	726	64.8%	13	1.2%	39	3.5%	1,121
Gosper	69%	332	32.9%	654	64.8%	12	1.2%	11	1.1%	1,009
Grant	82%	116	26.0%	314	70.4%	8	1.8%	8	1.8%	446
Greeley	70%	877	51.3%	787	46.1%	31	1.8%	14	0.8%	1,709
Hall	58%	6,079	35.0%	10,935	62.9%	214	1.2%	158	0.9%	17,386
Hamilton	69%	1,337	32.0%	2,737	65.5%	58	1.4%	49	1.2%	4,181
Harlan	74%	879	39.0%	1,325	58.8%	29	1.3%	22	1.0%	2,255
Hayes	72%	267	38.4%	411	59.1%	6	0.9%	11	1.6%	695
Hitchcock	62%	786	45.4%	898	51.8%	35	2.0%	13	0.8%	1,732
Holt	61%	1,751	33.2%	3,389	64.2%	73	1.4%	65	1.2%	5,278
Hooker	60%	98	23.0%	326	76.3%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	427
Howard	62%	1,316	48.1%	1,362	49.8%	24	0.9%	34	1.2%	2,736
Jefferson	66%	2,068	43.2%	2,628	54.9%	57	1.2%	36	0.8%	4,789
Johnson	64%	1,115	45.4%	1,298	52.9%	29	1.2%	13	0.5%	2,455
Kearney	66%	1,219	39.0%	1,830	58.6%	38	1.2%	37	1.2%	3,124
Keith	62%	1,139	30.3%	2,485	66.1%	77	2.0%	59	1.6%	3,760
Keya Paha	75%	245	36.7%	405	60.7%	7	1.0%	10	1.5%	667
Kimball	55%	696	34.8%	1,257	62.8%	31	1.5%	17	0.8%	2,001
Knox	60%	1,922	41.3%	2,610	56.1%	79	1.7%	43	0.9%	4,654
Lancaster	53%	28,301	40.9%	39,041	56.5%	1,505	2.2%	284	0.4%	69,131
Lincoln	57%	5,355	42.0%	7,076	55.5%	161	1.3%	147	1.2%	12,739
Logan	74%	196	39.7%	283	57.3%	9	1.8%	6	1.2%	494
Loup	79%	140	30.7%	299	65.6%	5	1.1%	12	2.6%	456
Madison	56%	3,433	30.0%	7,846	68.5%	114	1.0%	62	0.5%	11,455
McPherson	77%	104	31.2%	221	66.4%	2	0.6%	6	1.8%	333
Merrick	64%	1,360	36.7%	2,229	60.2%	67	1.8%	46	1.2%	3,702
Morrill	59%	971	40.8%	1,351	56.8%	37	1.6%	20	0.8%	2,379
Nance	64%	936	44.3%	1,121	53.1%	36	1.7%	20	0.9%	2,113
Nemaha	58%	1,406	39.7%	2,093	59.1%	27	0.8%	18	0.5%	3,544
Nuckolls	66%	1,424	44.2%	1,753	54.4%	32	1.0%	15	0.5%	3,224
Otoe	59%	2,436	39.1%	3,715	59.6%	63	1.0%	23	0.4%	6,237
Pawnee	62%	845	45.1%	990	52.9%	26	1.4%	12	0.6%	1,873
Perkins	69%	622	37.7%	981	59.5%	20	1.2%	26	1.6%	1,649
Phelps	67%	1,168	25.9%	3,210	71.2%	55	1.2%	76	1.7%	4,509
Pierce	57%	1,004	30.9%	2,172	67.0%	41	1.3%	27	0.8%	3,244
Platte	62%	3,693	33.0%	7,217	64.6%	172	1.5%	97	0.9%	11,179
Polk	71%	1,190	39.0%	1,797	58.9%	43	1.4%	23	0.8%	3,053
Red Willow	57%	1,722	35.8%	2,978	61.9%	71	1.5%	39	0.8%	4,810
Richardson	68%	2,416	42.9%	3,119	55.4%	46	0.8%	46	0.8%	5,627
Rock	64%	255	25.3%	732	72.5%	14	1.4%	8	0.8%	1,009
Saline	62%	3,205	56.6%	2,330	41.2%	59	1.0%	68	1.2%	5,662
Sarpy	42%	7,385	37.5%	11,917	60.4%	288	1.5%	126	0.6%	19,716
Saunders	62%	3,507	46.7%	3,844	51.2%	106	1.4%	45	0.6%	7,502
Scotts Bluff	46%	4,298	37.5%	6,887	60.1%	171	1.5%	112	1.0%	11,468
Seward	56%	2,610	43.9%	3,220	54.1%	70	1.2%	50	0.8%	5,950
Sheridan	59%	810	27.4%	2,003	67.8%	73	2.5%	67	2.3%	2,953
Sherman	71%	1,078	51.5%	935	44.7%	31	1.5%	49	2.3%	2,093
Sioux	66%	329	37.3%	532	60.2%	16	1.8%	6	0.7%	883
Stanton	59%	764	33.4%	1,469	64.3%	34	1.5%	19	0.8%	2,286
Thayer	62%	1,315	39.1%	1,994	59.3%	40	1.2%	11	0.3%	3,360
Thomas	76%	103	22.0%	343	73.3%	13	2.8%	9	1.9%	468
Thurston	53%	1,021	42.7%	1,290	53.9%	46	1.9%	36	1.5%	2,393
Valley	70%	1,042	37.6%	1,587	57.3%	36	1.3%	104	3.8%	2,769
Washington	63%	2,233	36.5%	3,799	62.2%	54	0.9%	25	0.4%	6,111
Wayne	51%	1,089	29.4%	2,521	68.0%	68	1.8%	30	0.8%	3,708
Webster	69%	1,130	46.3%	1,267	51.9%	25	1.0%	19	0.8%	2,441
Wheeler	63%	146	33.5%	274	62.8%	6	1.4%	10	2.3%	436
York	62%	1,665	27.4%	4,223	69.6%	72	1.2%	106	1.7%	6,066
TOTAL	58%	233,692	38.5%	359,705	59.2%	9,409	1.5%	4,862	0.8%	607,668

1976 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NE

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 (Thone-R)	56%	81,590	41.3%	116,030	58.7%			0	0.0%	197,620
District 02 (Cavanaugh-D)	58%	75,884	39.8%	114,991	60.2%			0	0.0%	190,875
District 03 (Smith-R)	61%	75,813	37.2%	128,198	62.8%			0	0.0%	204,011

1976 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,959	38.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,623	59.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	160	1.2%
Other	97	0.8%
TOTAL	12,839
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Antelope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,325	34.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,488	64.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	48	1.2%
Other	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,887
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Arthur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	64	24.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	193	73.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	4	1.5%
Other	1	0.4%
TOTAL	262
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 26

1976 President, Banner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	210	40.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	281	54.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	10	1.9%
Other	12	2.3%
TOTAL	513
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	133	31.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	281	66.6%
Other	8	1.9%
TOTAL	422
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1976 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,329	38.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,035	59.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	57	1.7%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,437
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Box Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,516	33.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,956	64.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	67	1.5%
Other	40	0.9%
TOTAL	4,579
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	792	43.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,004	55.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	0.7%
Other	13	0.7%
TOTAL	1,821
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	557	30.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,241	67.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	23	1.3%
Other	15	0.8%
TOTAL	1,836
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,308	33.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,095	63.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	208	1.6%
Other	166	1.3%
TOTAL	12,777
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Burt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,375	34.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,510	63.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	55	1.4%
Other	27	0.7%
TOTAL	3,967
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,337	54.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,809	42.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	81	1.9%
Other	44	1.0%
TOTAL	4,271
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -6

1976 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,205	44.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,807	53.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	90	1.3%
Other	39	0.5%
TOTAL	7,141
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,225	46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,415	50.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	73	1.5%
Other	47	1.0%
TOTAL	4,760
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	725	37.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,146	59.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	1.5%
Other	37	1.9%
TOTAL	1,937
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Cherry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	906	28.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,197	68.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	49	1.5%
Other	40	1.3%
TOTAL	3,192
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,665	41.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,285	56.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	69	1.7%
Other	33	0.8%
TOTAL	4,052
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,369	37.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,254	60.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	0.9%
Other	45	1.2%
TOTAL	3,703
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,666	40.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,364	57.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	64	1.6%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,123
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Cuming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,374	28.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,303	69.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	71	1.5%
Other	26	0.5%
TOTAL	4,774
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,985	32.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,935	63.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	105	1.7%
Other	150	2.4%
TOTAL	6,175
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,292	45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,631	52.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	53	1.1%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,995
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Dawes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,286	32.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,446	62.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	75	1.9%
Other	103	2.6%
TOTAL	3,910
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,395	30.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,413	67.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	85	1.1%
Other	92	1.2%
TOTAL	7,985
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	398	33.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	776	65.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	1.2%
Other	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,191
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Dixon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,286	38.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,981	59.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	48	1.4%
Other	23	0.7%
TOTAL	3,338
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,283	36.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	8,982	62.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	170	1.2%
Other	46	0.3%
TOTAL	14,481
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	61,877	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	93,204	58.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2,783	1.8%
Other	843	0.5%
TOTAL	158,707
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Dundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	457	36.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	774	61.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	1.0%
Other	20	1.6%
TOTAL	1,263
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,489	40.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,098	57.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	1.2%
Other	41	1.1%
TOTAL	3,671
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	941	43.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,170	54.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	1.3%
Other	23	1.1%
TOTAL	2,163
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Frontier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	588	36.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	994	60.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	19	1.2%
Other	34	2.1%
TOTAL	1,635
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Furnas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,126	36.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,844	60.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	1.1%
Other	57	1.9%
TOTAL	3,061
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Gage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,512	45.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,206	52.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	122	1.2%
Other	68	0.7%
TOTAL	9,908
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Garden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	445	30.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	928	64.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	2.4%
Other	34	2.4%
TOTAL	1,442
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	343	30.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	726	64.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	1.2%
Other	39	3.5%
TOTAL	1,121
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Gosper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	332	32.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	654	64.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	12	1.2%
Other	11	1.1%
TOTAL	1,009
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	116	26.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	314	70.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	8	1.8%
Other	8	1.8%
TOTAL	446
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 22

1976 President, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	877	51.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	787	46.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	1.8%
Other	14	0.8%
TOTAL	1,709
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	6,079	35.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	10,935	62.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	214	1.2%
Other	158	0.9%
TOTAL	17,386
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,337	32.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,737	65.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	58	1.4%
Other	49	1.2%
TOTAL	4,181
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	879	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,325	58.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	1.3%
Other	22	1.0%
TOTAL	2,255
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Hayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	267	38.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	411	59.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	6	0.9%
Other	11	1.6%
TOTAL	695
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Hitchcock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	786	45.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	898	51.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	35	2.0%
Other	13	0.8%
TOTAL	1,732
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Holt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,751	33.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,389	64.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	73	1.4%
Other	65	1.2%
TOTAL	5,278
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Hooker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	98	23.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	326	76.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2	0.5%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	427
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 28

1976 President, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,316	48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,362	49.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	24	0.9%
Other	34	1.2%
TOTAL	2,736
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,068	43.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,628	54.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	57	1.2%
Other	36	0.8%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,115	45.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,298	52.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	29	1.2%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,455
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Kearney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,219	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,830	58.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	38	1.2%
Other	37	1.2%
TOTAL	3,124
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Keith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,139	30.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,485	66.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	77	2.0%
Other	59	1.6%
TOTAL	3,760
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Keya Paha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	245	36.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	405	60.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	7	1.0%
Other	10	1.5%
TOTAL	667
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Kimball County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	696	34.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,257	62.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	1.5%
Other	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,001
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,922	41.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,610	56.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	79	1.7%
Other	43	0.9%
TOTAL	4,654
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	28,301	40.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	39,041	56.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	1,505	2.2%
Other	284	0.4%
TOTAL	69,131
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,355	42.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,076	55.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	161	1.3%
Other	147	1.2%
TOTAL	12,739
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	196	39.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	283	57.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	9	1.8%
Other	6	1.2%
TOTAL	494
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Loup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	140	30.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	299	65.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	5	1.1%
Other	12	2.6%
TOTAL	456
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	104	31.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	221	66.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2	0.6%
Other	6	1.8%
TOTAL	333
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,433	30.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,846	68.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	114	1.0%
Other	62	0.5%
TOTAL	11,455
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Merrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,360	36.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,229	60.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	67	1.8%
Other	46	1.2%
TOTAL	3,702
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Morrill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	971	40.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,351	56.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	37	1.6%
Other	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Nance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	936	44.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,121	53.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	36	1.7%
Other	20	0.9%
TOTAL	2,113
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,406	39.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,093	59.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	27	0.8%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,544
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Nuckolls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,424	44.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,753	54.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	32	1.0%
Other	15	0.5%
TOTAL	3,224
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Otoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,436	39.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,715	59.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	63	1.0%
Other	23	0.4%
TOTAL	6,237
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	845	45.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	990	52.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	26	1.4%
Other	12	0.6%
TOTAL	1,873
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	622	37.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	981	59.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	20	1.2%
Other	26	1.6%
TOTAL	1,649
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Phelps County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,168	25.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,210	71.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	55	1.2%
Other	76	1.7%
TOTAL	4,509
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 23

1976 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,004	30.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,172	67.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	41	1.3%
Other	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,244
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 19

1976 President, Platte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,693	33.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	7,217	64.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	172	1.5%
Other	97	0.9%
TOTAL	11,179
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,190	39.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,797	58.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	43	1.4%
Other	23	0.8%
TOTAL	3,053
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Red Willow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,722	35.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,978	61.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	71	1.5%
Other	39	0.8%
TOTAL	4,810
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Richardson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,416	42.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,119	55.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	0.8%
Other	46	0.8%
TOTAL	5,627
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	255	25.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	732	72.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	1.4%
Other	8	0.8%
TOTAL	1,009
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 25

1976 President, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,205	56.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,330	41.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	59	1.0%
Other	68	1.2%
TOTAL	5,662
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Sarpy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	7,385	37.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	11,917	60.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	288	1.5%
Other	126	0.6%
TOTAL	19,716
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Saunders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,507	46.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,844	51.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	106	1.4%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	7,502
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Scotts Bluff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	4,298	37.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	6,887	60.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	171	1.5%
Other	112	1.0%
TOTAL	11,468
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,610	43.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,220	54.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	70	1.2%
Other	50	0.8%
TOTAL	5,950
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	810	27.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,003	67.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	73	2.5%
Other	67	2.3%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,078	51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	935	44.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	31	1.5%
Other	49	2.3%
TOTAL	2,093
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	329	37.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	532	60.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	16	1.8%
Other	6	0.7%
TOTAL	883
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	764	33.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,469	64.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	34	1.5%
Other	19	0.8%
TOTAL	2,286
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Thayer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,315	39.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,994	59.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	1.2%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,360
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	103	22.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	343	73.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	2.8%
Other	9	1.9%
TOTAL	468
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 25

1976 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,021	42.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,290	53.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	46	1.9%
Other	36	1.5%
TOTAL	2,393
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,042	37.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,587	57.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	36	1.3%
Other	104	3.8%
TOTAL	2,769
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,233	36.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,799	62.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	54	0.9%
Other	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,111
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1976 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,089	29.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,521	68.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	68	1.8%
Other	30	0.8%
TOTAL	3,708
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

1976 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,130	46.3%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,267	51.9%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	1.0%
Other	19	0.8%
TOTAL	2,441
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	146	33.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	274	62.8%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	6	1.4%
Other	10	2.3%
TOTAL	436
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

1976 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,665	27.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,223	69.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	72	1.2%
Other	106	1.7%
TOTAL	6,066
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 22

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