1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Styles Bridges Herbert W. Hill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote173,521114,024
Percentage60.35%39.65%
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County results
Bridges:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fifth term in office, defeating Democrat Herbert Hill. Bridges died on November 26, 1961, less than one year after his term began.

Contents

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 87,629 92.92%
Republican Albert Levitt6,6817.08%
Total votes94,310 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Herbert W. Hill 16,198 40.25%
Democratic Alphonse Roy 13,78234.24%
Democratic Frank L. Sullivan10,26625.51%
Total votes40,246 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 173,521 60.35% Increase2.svg 0.13
Democratic Herbert W. Hill114,02439.65%Decrease2.svg 0.13
Total votes287,545 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 436.
  2. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2022.
  3. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2022.
  4. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 20 Feb 2022.
  5. ↑ Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 552.
  6. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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