1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

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1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire
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Nominee Thomas J. McIntyre Perkins Bass
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote117,612107,199
Percentage52.32%47.68%
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County results

McIntyre:     50–60%     60–70%

Bass:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Maurice J. Murphy Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1962, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Styles Bridges, who died on November 26, 1961. New Hampshire Attorney General Maurice J. Murphy Jr. was appointed on December 7, 1961 by Governor Wesley Powell to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.

Contents

Murphy was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Perkins Bass, who went on to be defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Thomas J. McIntyre. Democrats won this seat for the first time since 1912.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre 24,885 100.00
Total votes24,885 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Perkins Bass 31,037 31.35
Republican Doloris Bridges 29,34529.64
Republican Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (Incumbent)24,20424.45
Republican Chester Earl Merrow 14,41714.56
Total votes99,003 100.00

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre 117,612 52.32
Republican Perkins Bass 107,19947.68
Majority10,4134.64
Turnout 224,811
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
  2. 1 2 America Votes 5, p. 256.
  3. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 285.
  4. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1962 - Special R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
  6. ↑ America Votes 5, p. 252.
  7. ↑ "NH US Senate, 1962 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 406.
  9. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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