1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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| | | 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 | |
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[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[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][6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 173,521 | 60.35% | 0.13 |
| Democratic | Herbert W. Hill | 114,024 | 39.65% | 0.13 |
Total votes | 287,545 | 100.00% | |
| Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ 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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