Video: 'NH Primary Vault: Jimmy Carter's stunning NH Primary win in 1976'

(Tuesday, February 24, 1976) — Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, a little-known Washington outsider, won the New Hampshire, first-in-the-nation presidential primary today, defeating Arizona Rep. Mo Udall 28.57% to 22.87% in the Democratic race.

In the Republican race, President Gerald Ford, seeking election to a full term after taking office upon the resignation of former President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal, narrowly defeated challenger former California Governor Ronald Reagan 50.06% to 48.62%.