1976 United States presidential election in Arizona

1976 United States presidential election in Arizona
All 6 Arizona electoral votes to the Electoral College
Ford 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Carter 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Gerald Ford; Republican	Elected President ; Jimmy Carter; Democratic

The 1976 United States presidential election in Arizona was part of the 1976 United States presidential election, which took place on November 2, 1976, throughout all fifty states and D.C. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arizona voted strongly for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Gerald Ford, over the Democratic nominee, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. The state turned out to be the sixth most Republican in the nation behind Utah, Idaho, Alaska, Nebraska and Wyoming, as it was already perceived that Carter – highly popular in his native South – lacked any understanding of the environment,^[1] economy, culture and political issues of the West.^[2]

Carter did improve upon the performance of the preceding Democratic nominee, South Dakota Senator George McGovern, swinging away from the GOP by fifteen percentage points.

^ Reisner, Marc; Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water; p. 11 ISBN 0140178244
^ Vaughn, Jacqueline; Conflicts Over Natural Resources: A Reference Handbook, p. 27 ISBN 1598840150

[1] Reisner, Marc; Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water; p. 11 ISBN 0140178244

[2] Vaughn, Jacqueline; Conflicts Over Natural Resources: A Reference Handbook, p. 27 ISBN 1598840150

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