1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia

The 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1976, in West Virginia as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. The two major party candidates, Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter were the only candidates to appear on the state's ballot.

Carter won the state of West Virginia with 58.07 percent of the vote, carrying the state's 6 electoral votes.^[1] He had a 16.14 point margin over the incumbent President Ford. As of the 2020 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Putnam County, Mineral County, and Hampshire County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[2]

^ "1976 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved June 11, 2016.
^ Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. p. 337. ISBN 0786422173.

[1] "1976 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved June 11, 2016.

[2] Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004. p. 337. ISBN 0786422173.

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