Unlocking Princeton's Election Secrets: Must-See Insights!

Princeton Election Consortium

Ford won Washington; however one elector cast a vote for Ronald Reagan

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Issues of the Day: Watergate (Impeachment, pardon of Nixon)

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The 1976 U.S. presidential election occurred after President Richard Nixon's resignation due to the Watergate scandal.

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Gerald Ford, the incumbent President, was the Republican candidate.

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Jimmy Carter, the Democratic candidate, was a relatively unknown former governor of Georgia.

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Ford faced challenges due to a slow economy and his controversial pardon of Nixon.

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Carter ran as a Washington outsider and positioned himself as a reformer.

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The election resulted in a narrow victory for Carter.

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