1964 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

1964 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (write-in) Barry Goldwater Home state Massachusetts Arizona Popular vote 33,007 20,692 Percentage 35.6% 22.3%   Candidate Nelson Rockefeller Richard Nixon (write-in) Home state New York California Popular vote 19,504 15,587 Percentage 21.0% 16.8%

County results Lodge:      20-30%     30-40%     40-50% Rockefeller:      20-30% Nixon:      20-30%

Main article: 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1964 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 10, 1964, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1964 United States presidential election. Former Massachusetts senator, Ambassador to the United Nations, and running mate to Richard Nixon in the 1960 election Henry Cabot Lodge Jr won as a write-in candidate with 36% of the vote. ^[1] Behind him in second place was eventual 1964 GOP nominee Barry Goldwater, who finished with 22% of the vote. In third place was Nelson Rockefeller of New York and in fourth was Richard Nixon, who was also a write-in and did not contend for the nomination. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Gannon, Seth (February 8, 2016). "How Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Won the 1964 New Hampshire Primary Without Lifting a Finger". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved April 8, 2024.
2. New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1965). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. pp. 284–219.
3. "Lodge Is Delighted at Victory In New Hampshire Campaign". The New York Times. March 12, 1964. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 8, 2024.