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1976 California Democratic presidential primary
The 1976 California Democratic presidential primary was held on June 8, 1976, as one of the Democratic Party presidential primaries ahead of the 1976 United States presidential election . The primary was held alongside the state's Republican Party presidential primary as well as primaries in New Jersey and Ohio .[ 1] 1976 Democratic National Convention the following month.
Then incumbent California governor Jerry Brown faced off against Georgia governor Jimmy Carter , as well as a small number of others. Brown won his home state in a blowout, winning every county, but ultimately failed to secure the nomination. Carter would go on to win the nomination and later the presidency, unseating incumbent president Gerald Ford .
1976 California Democratic presidential primary[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates
Jerry Brown 2,013,210
59.0%
204
Jimmy Carter
697,092
20.4%
67
Frank Church
250,581
7.3%
7
Mo Udall
171,501
5.0%
2
George Wallace
102,292
3.0%
0
Uncommitted
78,595
2.3%
0
Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (withdrawn)
38,634
1.1%
0
Ellen McCormack
29,424
0.9%
0
Fred R. Harris (withdrawn)
16,920
0.5%
0
Birch Bayh (withdrawn)
11,419
0.3%
0
Total:
3,409,668
100.0
280
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