United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1976

The 1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976 in Minnesota as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, won the state over incumbent President Gerald Ford by a landslide margin of 251,045 votes, or approximately 12.88%. Carter went on to win the election nationally, as the country's confidence in the Republican Party had been deeply shaken following the Watergate scandal and the subsequent resignation of Richard Nixon.

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1976

The 1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1976 in Minnesota as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, won the state over incumbent President Gerald Ford by a landslide margin of 251,045 votes, or approximately 12.88%. Carter went on to win the election nationally, as the country's confidence in the Republican Party had been deeply shaken following the Watergate scandal and the subsequent resignation of Richard Nixon.