1976 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

1976 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

← 1972 February 24, 1976 (1976-02-24) 1980 →
 
Candidate Gerald Ford Ronald Reagan
Home state Michigan California
Delegate count 18 3
Popular vote 55,156 53,569
Percentage 50.1% 48.6%

Results by county

Ford:      50-60%      60-70%

Reagan:      50-60%

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.

  1. ^ "NH Elections Database » 1976 President Republican Primary". NH Elections Database. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1977). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. p. 300.
  3. ^ "1976: The Last Time Republicans Duked It Out To The Last, Heated Minute". NPR. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2024.