<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Jimmy Carter <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gerald Ford (inc.) <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44.08% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Carter defeated incumbent President Gerald Ford (R), who finished with 44.08% of the vote.