1976 United States presidential election
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547 members of the Electoral College Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 56.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina.