1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

The 1976 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on January 19, 1976, the first nominating contest in the Democratic presidential primaries for the 1976 presidential election. It had the little-known Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter campaign heavily and end up capturing 27.7% of the vote, the highest of the five candidates. An outpouring of media coverage of Carter soon emerged.

Candidates

Birch Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana
Jimmy Carter, Governor of Georgia
Fred R. Harris, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington
Sargent Shriver, former U.S. Ambassador to France
Mo Udall, U.S. Representative for

Results

Uncommitted won 14,508 votes and Carter 10,764 votes. Birch Bayh, a Senator from Indiana got 5,148. Udall dropped to 5th place with only 6%, behind Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma, which led to Harris coining the term "winnowed in" to refer to his surprisingly-strong showing.