November 2, 1976 General Election

Registered Voters 56306
Total Voters 38983
Turnout 69.23%
Early Voters 1719
% of votes cast early 4.41%

President and Vice President
Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (Dem) 20208 (52%)
Gerald Ford/Robert Dole (Rep) 16090 (42%)
Eugene McCarthy/Anthony Owen Colby (Nom.Pet.) 2082 (5%)
Roger MacBride/David Bergland (Libertarian) 99 (0%)
Gus Hall/Jarvis Tyner (Communist) 90 (0%)
Thomas J. Anderson/Rufus Shackleford (American) 43 (0%)
Peter Camejo/Willie Mae Reed (Soc. Work.) 36 (0%)
Frank Zeidler/J. Quinn Brisben (Socialist) 26 (0%)
Lyndon LaRouche/Ronald Wayne Evans (US Labor) 12 (0%)
Julius Levin/Constance Blomen (Soc. Labor) 6 (0%)
Scattered write in 13


US Representative, 1st District
Edward Mezvinsky (Dem) 20321 (54%)
Jim Leach (Rep) 17464 (46%)
Larry D. Smith 93 (0%)


State Senate, District 12
Paul Ponder (Dem) 1059 (58%)
Merlin Hulse (Rep) 776 (42%)


State Senate, District 36
Judith Dierenfeld (Rep) 614 (68%)
Jean Orr (Dem) 290 (32%)


State Senate, District 38
Jim Paulding (Dem) 299 (60%)
Richard F. Drake (Rep) 197 (40%)


State Representative, District 24
Herbert Hinkhouse (Dem) 689 (69%)
Edgar H. Holden (Rep) 310 (31%)


State Representative, District 25
John Patchett (Dem) 2449 (60%)
Darrell Eugene Slabaugh (Rep) 1665 (40%)


State Representative, District 72
Linda Svoboda (Dem) 690 (66%)
Phillip E. Tyrell (Rep) 348 (34%)


State Representative, District 73
Arthur A. Small Jr. (Dem) 8221 (62%)
Stephan Brandenburg (Rep) 5037 (38%)


State Representative, District 74
William J. Hargrave (Dem) 9172 (63%)
Rand Easton (Rep) 5350 (37%)


State Representative, District 75
Stephen Clabaugh (Dem) 221 (44%)
Betty Hoffman (Rep) 209 (41%)
Otto H. Nealson (Nom. Pet.) 74 (15%)


County Auditor
Tom Slockett (Dem) 21364 (78%)
Dolores Rogers (Nom. Pet.) 6078 (22%)


Clerk of Court
E.J. Wombacher (Dem) 23381 (100%)
scattered write in 3


Sheriff
Gary Hughes (Rep) 22538 (62%)
John DeBruyn Jr. (Dem) 13841 (38%)


County Board of Supervisors - Full Term
(2 to be elected)

Lorada Cilek (Dem) 20158 (52%)
Don Sehr (Dem) 20083 (52%)
Bob Baker (Rep) 14890 (38%)
John W. Johnson (Rep) 12085 (31%)
write in 1


County Board of Supervisors - To Fill Vacancy
(1 to be elected)

Harold M. Donnelly (Dem) 23885 (100%)
scattered write in 8


Board Of Supervisors: Increase from 3 Seats to 5 Seats
Yes 11894 (55%)
No 9892 (45%)