United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1976

United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1976

November 2, 1976

Nominee Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Party Republican Democratic Home state Michigan Georgia Running mate Robert Dole Walter Mondale Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 151,505 147,068 Percentage 50.39% 48.91%

President before election Gerald Ford Republican Elected President Jimmy Carter Democratic

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The 1976 United States presidential election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of South Dakota, defeating Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter by a slim margin of 1.48 percentage points.^[1] Ford won all of South Dakota's four electoral votes, but lost the general election to Carter.

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