1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From January 27 to June 8, 1976, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1976 United States presidential election. Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.

1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

January 27 to June 8, 1976

3,010 delegates to the 1976 Democratic National Convention
1,506 (majority) votes needed to win
 
Candidate Jimmy Carter Mo Udall Henry M. Jackson
Home state Georgia Arizona Washington
Delegate count 1,130 328 242
Contests won 24 1 4
Popular vote 7,020,624 1,667,362 1,153,766
Percentage 39.67% 9.42% 6.52%

 
Candidate Jerry Brown George Wallace Frank Church
Home state California Alabama Idaho
Delegate count 226 146 78
Contests won 3 2 4
Popular vote 2,449,374 2,268,895 831,209
Percentage 13.84% 12.82% 4.70%

     Carter      Udall      Brown      Jackson      Wallace
     Church      Humphrey      Byrd      Uncommitted

Previous Democratic nominee

George McGovern

Democratic nominee

Jimmy Carter

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