What percentage of the vote did McCarthy win as an Independent in 1976?
0.9%
1.5%
2.3%
0.4%
Answer
McCarthy won 0.9% of the vote as an Independent in 1976. Despite his long and distinguished career in the Senate, McCarthy's independent bid failed to gain traction with voters. His campaign was overshadowed by the two major party candidates, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, and he struggled to differentiate himself from them on policy issues.
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