This article lists those who were potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for
vice president of the United States in the
1976 election. Former Georgia Governor
Jimmy Carter won the
1976 Democratic nomination for
president of the United States, and chose Minnesota Senator
Walter Mondale as his running mate. According to Joel Goldstein, a legal professor and the author of several works on the vice presidency, 1976 marked the beginning of the modern vice presidential selection process, with candidates undergoing extensive vetting.[1] Carter believed that his running mate might be a valuable asset to his presidential campaign, and Mondale became a significant element.[2] The choice of Mondale helped Carter, a Southern "outsider" with little experience in Washington, rally the Democratic base to his candidacy.[3] The Carter–Mondale ticket defeated the
Ford–
Dole ticket in the 1976 election.