The Democratic ticket of Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, and his running mate Walter Mondale, the senior senator from Minnesota, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of Gerald Ford, the incumbent president, and his running mate …

In the 1976 United States presidential election, Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Walter Mondale, were elected president and vice president, defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford and his running mate, Bob Dole.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic presidential nominee, chose Mondale as his vice-presidential running mate. The Carter–Mondale ticket narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent president Gerald Ford and his running mate Bob Dole.

In the 1976 United States presidential election, Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Walter Mondale, were elected president and vice president, defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford and his running mate, Bob Dole. Quick Facts Campaign, Candidate ...

Sep 8, 2016 · It’s Mondale: Minn. senator Carter’s veep choice. On Thursday, July 15, the last day of the Democratic National Convention in New York City, Jimmy Carter announced that he had chosen two-term Minnesota senator Walter F. Mondale to be his vice presidential running mate.

Pendant. A pewter pendant, on obverse, Carter in profile and the capital building, "1976" along left edge "Why not our best? Carter for President". On reverse, "The sad duty of politics in the...

On July 15, 1976, Jimmy Carter selects US Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota to be his running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. The move largely guarantees, after earlier polling suggesting a tight race, that Minnesota’s electoral votes will go blue.

Carter defeated fellow Southerner George Wallace in the North Carolina primary, knocking out his main rival. When Carter knocked out Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson in Pennsylvania and Arizona Congressman Morris Udll in Wisconsin, liberal Democrats formed the "ABC" movement (Anybody But Carter).