USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Ford had decided not to choose Vice President Nelson Rockefeller as his running mate, due to Rockefeller’s unpopularity with the right wing of the Republican Party. He instead chose Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.