May 11, 1976:
In the first state he has campaigned in since announcing his candidacy, Sen. Frank Church of Idaho upsets former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter in the Nebraska Democratic presidential primary.
On the GOP side, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan wins convincingly over President Gerald Ford.
Carter and Ford, however, will go on to win their parties' respective nominations.
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