Democratic Party Presidential Primaries - 1976

1976

A record 23 candidates vied for the Democratic Party nomination. During the primaries Jimmy Carter capitalized on his status as an outsider. The 1976 campaign was the first in which primaries and caucuses carried more weight than the old boss-dominated system. Carter exploited this, competing in every contest and won so many delegates that he held an overwhelming majority of the delegates at the convention.

See also: United States presidential election, 1976#Democratic Party nomination