1976 United States presidential election in Florida
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The 1976 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1976. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a margin of 5.29%, giving him the state's 17 electoral votes.
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County Results
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As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Polk County, Brevard County, Marion County, Bay County, Holmes County, Washington County, DeSoto County, Hardee County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, and Walton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]
51% of white voters supported Ford while 47% supported Carter.[2][3]