1976 Democratic National Convention
| 1976 Presidential Election | |
|---|---|
  Nominees Carter and Mondale |
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| Convention | |
| Date(s) | July 12 - July 15 |
| City | New York City |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential Nominee | Fmr. Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia |
| Vice Presidential Nominee | Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota |
| ‹ 1972 · 1980 › | |
The 1976 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party met at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from July 12 to July 15, 1976. The convention nominated Jimmy Carter of Georgia for President and Walter Mondale of Minnesota for Vice-President. John Glenn and Barbara Jordan gave keynote speeches. The convention was the first in New York since the 103 ballot 1924 convention.
By the time the convention opened Carter already had more than enough delegates to win the nomination, and so the major emphasis at the convention was to create an appearance of party unity, which had been lacking in the 1968 and 1972 Democratic Conventions. Carter easily won the nomination on the first ballot; he then chose Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, a liberal and a protege of Hubert Humphrey, as his running mate.
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[edit] Candidates gallery
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Former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia |
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 Representative Morris Udall of Arizona |
 Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington |
 Senator Frank Church of Idaho |
 Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia |
 Former Ambassador to France Sargent Shriver of Maryland |
 Former Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma |
 Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana |
 Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas |
 Former Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina |
The tally at the convention was[1]:
- Jimmy Carter - 2,239 (74.48%)
- Mo Udall - 330 (10.98%)
- Jerry Brown - 301 (10.01%)
- George Wallace - 57 (1.90%)
- Ellen McCormack - 22 (0.73%)
- Frank Church - 19 (0.63%)
- Hubert Humphrey - 10 (0.33%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 10 (0.33%)
- Fred R. Harris - 9 (0.30%)
- Milton Shapp - 2 (0.07%)
- Robert Byrd - 2 (0.07%)
- Hugh Carey, Cesar Chavez, Leon Jaworski, Barbara Jordan, Ted Kennedy, George McGovern, Edmund Muskie, Jennings Randolph, Fred Stover - each 1 vote (0.03%)
[edit] Platform
The Democrats' 1976 platform called for continued price controls on natural gas, a policy which had caused dwindling domestic natural gas reserves since 1974 and which President Gerald Ford was asking to rescind.[2] The platform stated: "Those now pressing to turn natural-gas price regulation over to OPEC, while arguing the rhetoric of so-called deregulation, must not prevail."[2]
[edit] Vice-presidential nomination
According to Jimmy Carter,[3] his top choices for Vice Presidency were: Walter Mondale, Edmund Muskie, Frank Church, Adlai Stevenson III, John Glenn and Henry M. Jackson. He selected Mondale.
The vice presidential tally, in part, was:
- Walter Mondale 2837
- House Speaker Carl Albert 36
- Ronald Dellums 20
- Fritz Efaw 12
- Barbara Jordan 17
- Others 53
In his acceptance speech, Mondale diverted from his printed text which echoed John F. Kennedy's call to "get the country moving again"; Mondale instead said, "Let's get this government moving again!"[4]
[edit] Results
The Carter-Mondale ticket went on to win the 1976 Presidential Election on November 2.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 12, 1976
- ^ a b Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here: The '70s. New York, New York: Basic Books. p. 322. ISBN 0465041957.
- ^ Virtual Tour: Race to the White House
- ^ Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here: The '70s. New York, New York: Basic Books. p. 301. ISBN 0465041957.
[edit] External links
- Text and audio of Jimmy Carter's Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination
- Text and audio of Barbara Jordan's keynote address
| Preceded by 1972 |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1980 |
