USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1976 United States presidential election was the 48th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Democrat Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford from Michigan by a narrow victory of 297 electoral college votes to Ford’s 240.

Detailed explanation-2: -And soon thereafter, the networks called Mississippi for the former Governor of Georgia, its seven electoral votes carrying Jimmy Carter passed the needed 270. Carter earned 51% of the popular vote, to Ford’s 48%. He won twenty-three states to Ford’s twenty-seven.

Detailed explanation-3: -President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1976 Republican presidential primary campaign, Ford defeated former California Governor Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination, but narrowly lost the presidential election to the Democratic challenger, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ford was the only person to serve as president without being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency. His presidency ended following his defeat in the 1976 presidential election by Democrat Jimmy Carter.