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George wallace. Texas that year did go democrat but just by a hair. Four years later 1972, texas went republican. So heading into the 1976 election texas was seen as a true swing state. Unpredictable swing state. That was truly up for grabs. Not just because of its history of swinging back and forth between the two parties but also because of the candidates in 1976. Here was jimmy carter, an outsider, a newcomer, a southerner running for the democratic party. And then there was the republican candidate, technically an incumbent president but more literally he was sort of the inheritor of the n...

Election texas was seen as a true swing state. Unpredictable swing state. That was truly up for grabs. Not just because of its history of swinging back and forth between the two parties but also because of the candidates in 1976. Here was jimmy carter, an outsider, a newcomer, a southerner running for the democratic party. And then there was the republican candidate, technically an incumbent president but more literally he was sort of the inheritor of the nixon presidency. As a michigander he had no innate appeal to texas voters. As election day was getting closer and closer, the polls were re...