<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in Virginia </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Gerald Ford (inc.) <col_header> United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 49.29% <col_header> United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Jimmy Carter <col_header> United States presidential election in Virginia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Virginia was won by incumbent Gerald Ford with 49.29 percent of the vote, who was running against Governor Jimmy Carter.