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Tennessee presidential election results 1976

Jimmy Carter carried Tennessee by 13.00 points (191,910 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
1,476,345
TN result
D+13.0
Compared with the nation
10.9 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1972
51.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Jimmy CarterDemocratic825,87955.90%10
Gerald R. FordRepublican633,96942.90%—
Total votes1,476,345

Sources: 1976

Questions and answers

Who won Tennessee in 1976?

Jimmy Carter won Tennessee by 13.00 percentage points (191,910 votes).

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1976?

Tennessee cast 10 electoral votes in 1976.

How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1976?

1,476,345 votes were counted for president.

How did Tennessee change from 1972 to 1976?

The margin moved 51.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 38.0 points to Democratic by 13.0 points.

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