1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1954 November 8, 1960 1962 (special) →
 
Nominee Styles Bridges Herbert W. Hill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 173,521 114,024
Percentage 60.35% 39.65%

County results
Bridges:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

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The 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fifth term in office, defeating Democrat Herbert Hill. Bridges died on November 26, 1961, less than one year after his term began.

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 87,629 92.92%
Republican Albert Levitt 6,681 7.08%
Total votes 94,310 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herbert W. Hill 16,198 40.25%
Democratic Alphonse Roy 13,782 34.24%
Democratic Frank L. Sullivan 10,266 25.51%
Total votes 40,246 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
  • Herbert W. Hill (Democratic)

Results

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 173,521 60.35% Increase 0.13
Democratic Herbert W. Hill 114,024 39.65% Decrease 0.13
Total votes 287,545 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 436.
  2. ^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "NH US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 552.
  6. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

  • Stark, Robert L., ed. (1961). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 40. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
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