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1976 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

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1976 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

← 1972 February 24, 1976 (1976-02-24) 1980 →
 
Candidate Jimmy Carter Mo Udall Birch Bayh
Home state Georgia Arizona Indiana
Popular vote 23,373 18,710 12,510
Percentage 28.6% 22.9% 15.3%

 
Candidate Fred Harris Sargent Shriver Hubert Humphrey
(write-in)
Home state Oklahoma Maryland Minnesota
Popular vote 8,863 6,743 4,596
Percentage 10.8% 8.2% 5.6%

Results by county
Carter:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%
Udall:      20-30%      30-40%

The 1976 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on February 24, 1976, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1976 United States presidential election.

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The first-in-the-nation primary was won in an upset by political outsider and Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter, who would later go on to win the nomination and the presidency.[1] Finishing behind Carter in a narrow second place was Arizona Representative Mo Udall, followed by Birch Bayh, Fred Harris, Sargent Shriver, and Hubert Humphrey (who was not actively running).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NH Elections Database » 1976 President Democratic Primary". NH Elections Database. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ "State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court, 1976". NH Election Stats. Retrieved January 29, 2024.