1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Styles Bridges William N. Rogers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote107,92399,195
Percentage51.86%47.67%
U.S. senator before election

Henry W. Keyes
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

The 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry W. Keyes did not run for re-election.

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Governor of New Hampshire Styles Bridges won the open election to succeed him, defeating former Senator George H. Moses in the Republican primary and Democratic U.S. Representative William N. Rogers in the general election. Bridges would win four more elections to the seat; this election was the closest of his career.

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Styles Bridges 45,463 56.05%
Republican George H. Moses 32,10839.58%
Republican William J. Callahan3,5474.37%
Total votes40,085 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William N. Rogers 24,234 100.00%
Total votes24,234 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Styles Bridges 107,923 51.86% Decrease2.svg 6.02
Democratic William N. Rogers 99,19547.67%Increase2.svg 5.77
Farmer–Labor Stearns Morse 9890.48%N/A
Total votes162,257 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 168.
  2. ↑ "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 284.
  5. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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