1976 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1976 United States presidential election in Washington was held on November 2, 1976 as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Gerald Ford won the state of Washington with exactly 50% of the vote, but received only eight of the state’s nine electoral votes. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan lost the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford in 1976 and was not on the ballot in any state. However, he was given one electoral vote by Washington faithless elector Mike Padden. This also the most recent presidential election where Washington would vote Republican in a close nationwide contest, while backing the Republican who did not win the overall election too. In addition, this was also the last time until Donald Trump lost two Texas electoral votes in 2016, when a Republican presidential candidate would lose an electoral vote to a faithless elector.Results by county
