1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

←  1942 November 2, 1948 1954  →

Nominee Styles Bridges Alfred E. Fortin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 129,600 91,760 Percentage 58.14% 41.17%

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.

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937

Results

1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	44,616	100.00%
Total votes			44,616	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alfred E. Fortin
• Joseph A. Millimet

Results

1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alfred E. Fortin	11,563	60.36%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Millimet	7,595	39.64%
Total votes			19,158	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
• Alfred E. Fortin (Democratic)

Results

1948 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	129,600	58.14%	3.53
	Democratic	Alfred E. Fortin	91,760	41.17%	4.23
	Progressive	John G. Rideout	1,538	0.69%	N/A
Total votes			222,898	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1948 United States Senate elections

References

1. 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.

Bibliography

• Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1949). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 31. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.