1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

← 1972 January 27 to June 8, 1976 1980 →

Candidate Jimmy Carter Jerry Brown George Wallace Home state Georgia California Alabama Contests won 30 3 3 Popular vote 6,235,609 2,449,374 1,955,388 Percentage 39.2% 15.4% 12.3%   Candidate Mo Udall Henry M. Jackson Frank Church Home state Arizona Washington Idaho Contests won 3 4 5 Popular vote 1,611,754 1,134,375 830,818 Percentage 10.1% 7.1% 5.2%

First place finishes by convention roll call

Previous Democratic nominee George McGovern Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter

The 1976 Democratic presidential primaries were how voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1976 U.S. presidential election.

Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15, 1976, in New York City.