<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Democrat <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> James Carter <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 66.74% <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 12 <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Electoral votes </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Gerald Ford (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in Georgia, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Democratic candidate, Jimmy Carter, won with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state’s twelve electoral votes.