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Elections / 1976 · President · ME

Gerald Ford carried Maine R+0.8.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in Maine, 1976. The state ran 2.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

Maine result
483,208 votes counted
Carter (D)
232,279
48.1%
Ford (R)
236,320
48.9%
All others
14,609
3.0%
Margin
R+0.8
1976 presidential election
Maine, 1976
FordR+0.8
1976 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Androscoggin County, ME · D+23.3Aroostook County, ME · TiedCumberland County, ME · R+2.0Franklin County, ME · R+5.8Hancock County, ME · R+27.2Kennebec County, ME · D+2.0Knox County, ME · R+16.2Lincoln County, ME · R+21.4Oxford County, ME · R+1.0Penobscot County, ME · R+7.8Piscataquis County, ME · R+4.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+3.9Somerset County, ME · D+3.1Waldo County, ME · R+12.3Washington County, ME · R+2.8York County, ME · D+7.6
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican48.9%236,320
Jimmy CarterDemocratic48.1%232,279
OtherAll other candidates3.0%14,609
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1976
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+23.3%
26,48416,33043,665
Aroostook CountyR
−0.2%
15,48415,55032,051
Cumberland CountyR
−2.0%
47,00748,95998,626
Franklin CountyR
−5.8%
5,1405,79911,384
Hancock CountyR
−27.2%
6,72512,06419,647
Kennebec CountyD
+2.0%
23,47322,53447,407
Knox CountyR
−16.2%
5,9228,31514,786
Lincoln CountyR
−21.4%
4,8187,55412,797
Oxford CountyR
−1.0%
10,34010,55121,516
Penobscot CountyR
−7.8%
24,67229,01655,613
Piscataquis CountyR
−4.4%
3,7274,0848,090
Sagadahoc CountyR
−3.9%
5,5295,98811,876
Somerset CountyD
+3.1%
9,4658,86818,966
Waldo CountyR
−12.3%
4,8536,28911,633
Washington CountyR
−2.8%
6,6447,03914,235
York CountyD
+7.6%
31,99627,38060,916