1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Norris Cotton Laurence M. Pickett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote161,42490,519
Percentage64.07%35.93%
1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire results map by county.svg
County results
Cotton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Norris Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Norris Cotton
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a 1954 special election.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Laurence M. Pickett, former Mayor of Keene, [1] [2] unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in 1954

Results

Democratic primary results [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laurence M. Pickett 23,440 100.00
Total votes23,440 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norris Cotton (incumbent) 61,673 89.46
Republican Joseph Moore7,26410.54
Total votes68,937 100.00

General election

Results

1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 161,424 64.07
Democratic Laurence M. Pickett90,51935.93
Majority70,90528.14
Turnout 251,943
Republican hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Keene Mayors 1874-Present". City of Keene. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mayors and Postmasters of Keene, New Hampshire". Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
  4. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1957, p. 492.
  5. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
  7. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ Manual for the General Court 1957, p. 598.
  9. ↑ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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