November 3, 1976 General
President/Vice-President
November 3, 1976 · 4,068,902 votes cast · 0 counties
Statewide total
Official canvass| Jimmy CarterDEM | 2,082,319 | 51.2% |
| Gerald FordREP | 1,953,300 | 48.0% |
| Eugene McCarthyIND | 20,118 | 0.5% |
| Thomas AndersonAME | 11,442 | 0.3% |
| Peter CamejoSOC | 1,723 | 0.0% |
Margin: 129,019 votes (3.2%)
County totals reconcile to the statewide total
Source: Presidental results all.txt — Texas Secretary of State, loaded 9/7/2026