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Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, 1980 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1980 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
49of 538
Popular vote
35,483,88341.00%
States carried
7
Running mate
Walter Mondale

Opponents: Ronald Reagan (489 EV), John Anderson (0 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: wonFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaii: wonIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: wonMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: wonConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia: won
States carried in 1980 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1976 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
297of 537
Popular vote
40,830,76350.10%
States carried
24
Running mate
Walter Mondale

Opponents: Gerald R. Ford (240 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did Jimmy Carter run for president?

2 times (1976, 1980), winning in 1976.

How many electoral votes did Jimmy Carter win?

1980: 49; 1976: 297.

What share of the popular vote did Jimmy Carter get?

1980: 41.0% (35,483,883 votes); 1976: 50.1% (40,830,763 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data