That's The Ticket:
A Parade of Presidential Elections
Democratic Ticket  | |
| Presidential candidate: | JIMMY CARTER, former Georgia Governor |
| VP candidate: | WALTER MONDALE, Minnesota Senator |
| Popular votes: | 40,830,763 (50.1%) |
| Electoral votes: | 297 |
| Republican Ticket | |
| Presidential candidate: | Gerald Ford, President |
| VP candidate: | Bob Dole, Kansas Senator |
| Popular votes: | 39,147,793 (48.0%) |
| Electoral votes: | 240 |
Election Facts
- Carter's message of honesty and decency appealed to voters disillusioned by the Watergate scandal, although a "Playboy" interview undermined his moral standard.
- Ford gained support from his restoration of order in government. His pardon of Nixon hurt him politically, as did a contentious battle with Ronald Reagan for the Republican nomination and a gaffe in a televised debate with Carter.
- Carter benefited by drawing support from a diverse coalition of southerners, urbanites, blacks, and labor.
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