1976 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

1976 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

February 24, 1976 (1976-02-24)

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%

Main article: 1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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. 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).