1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

←  1954 November 8, 1960 1962 (special)  →

Nominee Styles Bridges Herbert W. Hill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,521 114,024 Percentage 60.35% 39.65%

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.

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
• Albert Levitt

Results

Republican primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	87,629	92.92%
	Republican	Albert Levitt	6,681	7.08%
Total votes			94,310	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Herbert W. Hill
• Alphonse Roy, former U.S. Representative from Manchester
• Frank L. Sullivan

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[1] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert W. Hill	16,198	40.25%
	Democratic	Alphonse Roy	13,782	34.24%
	Democratic	Frank L. Sullivan	10,266	25.51%
Total votes			40,246	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
• Herbert W. Hill (Democratic)

Results

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	173,521	60.35%	0.13
	Democratic	Herbert W. Hill	114,024	39.65%	0.13
Total votes			287,545	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1960 United States Senate elections

References

1. Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 436.
2. "NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
3. "NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
4. "NH US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 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.

Bibliography

• Stark, Robert L., ed. (1961). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 40. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.