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1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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.

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

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[4][5][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

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References

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  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

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