1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
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January 19, 1976
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Candidate Uncommitted Jimmy Carter Birch Bayh
Home state N/A Georgia Indiana
Delegate count 1,070 940 257
Popular vote 14,508 10,764 5,148
Percentage 37.2% 27.6% 13.2%
 
Candidate Fred R. Harris Mo Udall Sargent Shriver
Home state Oklahoma Arizona Maryland
Delegate count 173 88 32
Popular vote 3,861 2,340 1,287
Percentage 9.9% 6.0% 3.3%
Results by Congressional District
Unpledged:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%
Carter:      30-40%
Democratic nominee before election

George McGovern

 Elected Democratic nominee

Jimmy Carter

The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged.

Candidates

Results

1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
Candidate State Delegates Popular vote Percentage Delegates
Uncommitted 1,070 14,508 37.16% 18
Jimmy Carter 940 10,764 27.57% 13
Birch Bayh 257 5,148 13.19% 6
Fred R. Harris 173 3,861 9.89% 5
Mo Udall 88 2,340 5.99% 3
Sargent Shriver 32 1,287 3.30% 2
Henry M. Jackson 0 429 1.10% 0
Other 0 702 1.80% 0
2,560 39,039 100.00% 47

Uncommitted won 14,508 votes (37%) and Carter 10,764 votes (27%). Birch Bayh, a Senator from Indiana got 5,148 (13%). Udall dropped to 5th place with only 6%, behind Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma, which led to Harris coining the term "winnowed in" to refer to his surprisingly-strong showing.

References

  1. ↑ "IA US President - D Caucuses Race - Jan 19, 1976". Our Campaigns. December 2, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "CAUCUS RESULTS - Iowa Publications Online" (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jules Witcover, No Way to Pick A President: How Money and Hired Guns Have Debased American Elections, 2001, p.166
  4. ↑ George C. Edwards, John Howard Kessel, Bert A. Rockman, Researching the presidency: vital questions, new approaches, 1993, p.60
  5. ↑ "The Green Papers: Commentary".
  6. ↑ "The Green Papers: Commentary".

Notes

  1. ↑ The delegates given below are rough estimates and based on the strength shown at the caucuses