<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in Indiana </page_title> <section_title> Results by county </section_title> <table> <cell> Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> James Earl Carter Democratic <row_header>  </row_header> <row_header> Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican </row_header> </cell> <cell> 7.62% <col_header> Margin </col_header> <col_header> % </col_header> <row_header> Totals </row_header> <row_header> 1,183,958 </row_header> <row_header> 53.32% </row_header> <row_header> 1,014,714 </row_header> <row_header> 45.70% </row_header> <row_header> 21,690 </row_header> <row_header> 0.98% </row_header> <row_header> 169,244 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Gerald Rudolph Ford defeated Democratic candidate Carter in Indiana by a margin of 7.62 points.