1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

←  1936 November 3, 1942 1948  →

Nominee Styles Bridges Francis P. Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 88,601 73,656 Percentage 54.60% 45.40%

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

U.S. senator before election Styles Bridges Republican Elected U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican

The 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor Francis P. Murphy.

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
• Arthur J. Gruenler

Results

1942 Republican U.S. Senate primary ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	37,045	92.42%
	Republican	Alfred J. Gruenlin	3,040	7.58%
Total votes			40,085	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (1937–1941)

Results

1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^{[1] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis P. Murphy	16,653	68.70%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Millimet	7,588	31.30%
Total votes			24,241	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
• Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (Democratic)

Results

1942 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	88,601	54.60%	3.13
	Democratic	Francis P. Murphy	73,656	45.40%	2.27
Total votes			162,257	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1942 United States Senate elections

References

1. Manual for the General Court 1943, p. 284.
2. "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
3. "NH US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
4. "NH US Senate, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
5. Manual for the General Court 1943, p. 398.
6. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

• Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1943). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 28. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.