1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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  1942 November 2, 1948 1954  
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Nominee Styles Bridges Alfred E. Fortin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote129,60091,760
Percentage58.14%41.17%

1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire results map by county.svg
County results
Bridges:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Fortin:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

The 1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Alfred Fortin.

Contents

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 44,616 100.00%
Total votes44,616 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alfred E. Fortin 11,563 60.36%
Democratic Joseph A. Millimet7,59539.64%
Total votes19,158 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 129,600 58.14% Increase2.svg 3.53
Democratic Alfred E. Fortin91,76041.17%Decrease2.svg 4.23
Progressive John G. Rideout1,5380.69%N/A
Total votes222,898 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 439.
  2. "NH US Senate, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 576.
  4. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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