Candidates:Democratic Party: James Carter (Georgia) and Walter Mondale (Minnesota)Republican Party: Gerald Ford (Michigan) and Robert Dole (Kansas) Election Results Carter/Mondale: 297 electoral votes, 40.83 million popular votes Ford/Dole: 240 electoral votes, 39.14 million popular votes Summary: The Watergate scandal and the storm clouds swirling in Washington, D.C. did a massive amount of damage to the … Continue reading 1976: Carter, Ford, and Rebuilding Trust in the Presidency