1976 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:1976 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Country:New Hampshire
Flag Year:1931
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:1972
Next Election:1980 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Next Year:1980
Image1:Gerald Ford presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Candidate1:Gerald Ford
Color1:4997d0ff
Home State1:Michigan
Popular Vote1:55,156
Percentage1:50.1%
Candidate2:Ronald Reagan
Home State2:California
Popular Vote2:53,569
Percentage2:48.6%
Colour2:e35e5eff
Delegate Count1:18
Delegate Count2:3

The 1976 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on February 24, 1976, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1976 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Gerald Ford eked out a razor-thin victory over the more conservative Ronald Reagan by just 1,587 votes, or 1.5 percentage points.[1] [2] Ford would go on to win the nomination at the contested 1976 Republican convention,[3] but lost to Jimmy Carter in the general election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NH Elections Database ยป 1976 President Republican Primary . 2024-04-08 . NH Elections Database . en-US.
  2. Book: New Hampshire. Dept. of State . Manual for the General Court . 1977 . Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State . University of New Hampshire Library . 300.
  3. Web site: March 13, 2016 . 1976: The Last Time Republicans Duked It Out To The Last, Heated Minute . April 7, 2024 . NPR.