Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976 facts for kids
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Shading indicates level of support; darker colors signify a win by 60% or more, lighter colors show a plurality or bare majority.
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The 1976 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1976 U.S. presidential election.
Current President Gerald Ford was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses which was held in the 1976 Republican National Convention. It was held from August 16 to August 19, 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri. The 1976 primary was the first Republican primary to hold primaries in every state, the Democrats held the first nationwide primary in 1972.
Nominees
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Former Governor Ronald Reagan of California
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Former Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland
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Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts
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Senator James Buckley of New York
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Former Governor and Secretary of Treasury John Connally of Texas
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Senator Charles Percy of Illinois
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Former Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota
Images for kids
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President Ford's snub of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn drew criticism from conservative Cold War hawks, including Ronald Reagan
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Partial county results.
