<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in Maine </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Gerald Ford <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 48.91% <col_header> Popular vote </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jimmy Carter <col_header> Presidential candidate </col_header> <col_header> Count </col_header> </cell> <cell> 48.07% <col_header> Popular vote </col_header> </cell> </table>
Ford took 48.91 percent of the vote to Carter’s 48.07 percent, a victory margin of .84%.