<page_title> 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Jimmy Carter <col_header> United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 55.27% <col_header> United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Gerald Ford (incumbent) <col_header> United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 44.22% <col_header> United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1976 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Carter carried the United States with 55.27% to Ford's 44.22%, a victory margin of 11.05%.