Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign information
1976 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter for President 1976
Campaign
1976 Democratic primaries 1976 U.S. presidential election
Candidate
Jimmy Carter 76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) Walter Mondale U.S. Senator from Minnesota (1964–1976)
Affiliation
Democratic Party
Status
Announced: December 12, 1974 Presumptive nominee: June 24, 1976 Official nominee: July 15, 1976 Won election: November 2, 1976 Inaugurated: January 20, 1977
Headquarters
Plains, Georgia
Key people
Hamilton Jordan (campaign manager) Patrick Caddell (pollster)
Slogan
Why not the Best?[1]
The 1976 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter resulted in the election of Jimmy Carter and his running mate Walter Mondale as president and vice president of the United States, defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford and his running mate Bob Dole. Carter, a Democrat and former governor of Georgia, launched his presidential bid in December 1974, as the Constitution of Georgia barred him from running for a second term as governor.[2] In the wake of the Watergate scandal, the declining popularity of President Ford due to his pardon of Nixon, and the severe recession of 1974–75, many Democrats were sure of victory in the 1976 presidential election. As a result, 17 Democrats ran for their party's nomination in 1976.[3] Carter's opponents mocked his candidacy by saying "Jimmy, who?", for his being relatively unknown outside Georgia.[4][5] In response, Carter began saying "My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president."[6] Carter extensively campaigned in the primaries, and in the end received 39.19% of his party's primary votes.
The 1976 Democratic National Convention was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[7] Carter, after getting a sufficient number of delegates to be the nominee, shortlisted six possible vice presidential candidates and finally selected Walter Mondale of Minnesota. While choosing Mondale, Carter emphasized Mondale's experience in Washington D.C. as he himself was a Southern "outsider".[8] With President Ford's declining approval ratings, former Governor of California Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for president,[9] but Ford finally won the Republican nomination with 1,187 delegates to Reagan's 1,070.[10]
The Carter campaign used various television advertisements that promised to bring back integrity and trust in the government after Watergate. Walter Mondale and Rosalynn Carter, too, campaigned for the ticket in various states. The League of Women Voters decided to conduct debates between the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, to which both the campaigns agreed. In one of the presidential debates, while answering a question on the US relationship with the Soviet Union and its influence in Europe, Ford said: "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration."[11] This gaffe likely damaged Ford's campaign.[12] On election day, Carter carried 23 states with 297 electoral votes, while Ford won 27 states with 240 electoral votes. However, Ford left office with a 52% approval rating and 32% disapproval rating.[13]
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^"Carter a candidate for presidency". Lodi News-Sentinel. December 13, 1974. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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^Gallup, Inc. "Gerald Ford Retrospective". Gallup.com. 2006-12-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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