1976 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1976 U.S. presidential election . Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1976 Democratic National Convention held from July 12 to July 15 , 1976 , in New York City . This is the earliest Democratic Convention where the nominee is still alive as of 2019
1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries