Candidates in the 1976 U.S. Presidential Election

The following is a list of the men and women who were legally recognized candidates in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election. Not listed are those who received "write-in" votes (unless they actively ran a "write-in" campaign). Note that this list may be incomplete and may require additional updates in the future as more information becomes available.

Democratic Party:
President: Fmr. Gov. Carl Shelby of Mississippi

Vice President: U.S. Sen. Rudy Gunderson of Wisonsin

Others who actively sought the Democratic Presidential Nomination:

U.S. Sen. Ernest Allison of Wisconsin

Former Ambassador L. Major Benetton of Illinois

Gov. Edward Carney of New York

Delegate Arthur Clayton of the District of Columbia

U.S. Sen. Thomas J. Davis of Texas

U.S. Sen. Abner Dunnsfree III of Illinois

State Rep. Julius L. Felix of Georgia

U.S. Sen. Fred Fielding of Idaho

Gov. Archibald "Archie" Fowler of Arkansas

Anti-abortion activist Elaine Giloohey of New York

U.S. Sen. Rudy Gunderson of Wisconsin

Former U.S. Sen. Walter Hartmann of Oklahoma

Washington, D.C. Mayor Clifford Jefferson of the District of Columbia

U.S. Sen. Nelson M. Johnson of Oregon

U.S. Sen. Cornell Lewis of West Virginia

Economist Marcus Lynn of Virginia

U.S. Rep. Wesley K. Marvin of Arizona

U.S. Sen. Winston Mitchell of Indiana

Former Gov. Nathan Ralston of Maryland

Gov. Benjamin Wexler of Pennsylvania

Boston Mayor Kenneth L. Whitman of Massachusetts

Gov. Paul Young of California

Republican Party
President: Former U.S. Attorney General Endicott Palmer of Massachusetts

Vice President: U.S. Sen. William H. Smith of Tennessee

Others who Actively Sought the Republican Presidential Nomination:

Former Gov. Clyde Abbott of Florida

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Herman Blair of West Virginia

U.S. Sen. Randy Graham of North Carolina

U.S. Sen. Philip L. Hurt of Ohio

Fmr. Gov. John C. Judd of Colorado

U.S. Sen. John L. MacArthur of Pennsylvania

Gov. Richard Robertson of Ohio

Former Gov. Graham "Gray" Stuart of California

Gov. Jay Thompson of Missouri

U.S. Vice President William Penrose Warren IV of New York