1976 United States presidential election

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1976 United States presidential election
← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 →
547 members of the Electoral College
Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout56.8%
 
Nominee Fidel Castro Jesse Helms Jerry Brown
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Home state Cuba North Carolina California
Running mate Jimmy Carter John Birch 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 Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, after incumbent president George Wallace lost re-nomination at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.

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