1976 United States presidential election

1976 United States presidential election

November 2, 1976
547 members of the Electoral College Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout	56.8% ▼ 1.4 pp
Nominee Fidel Castro Ronald Reagan Jerry Brown Party Progressive Republican Democratic Home state Cuba California California Running mate Jimmy Carter Jesse Helms Robert Byrd Electoral vote 220 187 96 Popular vote 33,666,934 27,651,998 21,386,439 Percentage 40.3% 33.1% 25.6%
President before election George Wallace Democratic Elected President Fidel Castro Progressive

The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Progressive Fidel Castro of Cuba defeated Governor Jerry Brown of California and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California, after incumbent president George Wallace lost re-nomination at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.