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The New Hampshire Primary on February 24th gave Senator Kennedy a huge victory on the Democratic side. The Senator, from the neighboring state of Massachusetts won a whopping 65% of votes from New Hampshire Democrats. Former Governor Jimmy Carter managed to win 30% of votes, while 4% of votes wen uncommitted and 1% went to Governor Wallace. Senator Kennedy said in his acceptance speech that "We might've come short in Iowa, but tonight more than makes up for that. I say to the voters of New Hampshire that your neighbor to the south will always be grateful to you and thanks you from the bottom of his heart for this stunning victory tonight. We have strong momentum going into the next contests and we will continue to build on that going forward. Thank you, God Bless the great state of New Hampshire, and God Bless this great Nation."

On the Republican side, Former Governor Reagan yet again narrowly dealt a blow to President Ford's quest for the nomination. Reagan won 49.5% of New Hampshire Republicans to President Ford's 47.9%. Reagan, to a crowd of cheering supporters, said that "After our victory in Iowa, many said we were just lucky and that was happened in Iowa was a fluke. Well my friends, tonight I can say with confidence that that what happened in Iowa was no fluke and I don't think we'll be hearing anyone call the success that took place tonight a fluke. Thank you to the people of the Great state of New Hampshire, and God Bless." Sources close to the Ford campaign say that some in the campaign are beginning to panic, and that another set of Reagan victories could derail the President's campaign. Just three days later, at a Press Conference at the White House, President Ford said to reporters that "Contrary to what some have been saying, no one in my campaign is panicking. We are approaching contests on March 2nd that we are confident that we will win."