Who won Maryland in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1976, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1976?

Maryland cast 10 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1976?

Yes. Maryland backed Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency that year.

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1976

Maryland: Carter carries 10 EV.

Maryland cast its 10 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maryland, 1976

In 1976, Maryland awarded its 10 electoral votes to Carter of the Democratic party. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Maryland away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. The region divided — West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and District of Columbia joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Jimmy Carter took 297 of the 538 electoral votes, against Gerald Ford's 240. Jimmy Carter led the national popular vote with 50.08% of the ballots cast.

The 1976 national map

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