1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

←  1962 (special) November 8, 1966 1972  →

Nominee Thomas J. McIntyre Harrison R. Thyng Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 123,888 105,241 Percentage 54.03% 45.90%

County results McIntyre:     50–60%     60–70% Thyng:     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas J. McIntyre won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a special election in 1962. This was the first time that a Democrat was reelected to the Senate from New Hampshire.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thomas J. McIntyre, incumbent United States Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent)	26,668	100.00
Total votes			26,668	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Harold W. Ayer, former state employee ^[4]
• Doloris Bridges, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1962 special election
• Lane Dwinell, former Governor
• William R. Johnson, former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party ^[5]
• Wesley Powell, former Governor
• Harrison R. Thyng, former United States Air Force Brigadier General

Results

Republican primary results ^{[1] [2] [6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harrison R. Thyng	22,741	29.52
	Republican	Wesley Powell	18,145	23.55
	Republican	William R. Johnson	17,410	22.60
	Republican	Lane Dwinell	10,781	13.99
	Republican	Doloris Bridges	7,613	9.88
	Republican	Harold W. Ayer	351	0.46
Total votes			77,041	100.00

General election

Results

1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. McIntyre (Incumbent)	123,888	54.03
	Republican	Harrison R. Thyng	105,241	45.90
	None	Helen Bliss	108	0.05
	Write-in		68	0.03
Majority			18,647	8.13
Turnout			229,305
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1966 United States Senate elections

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
2. America Votes 7, p. 248.
3. Manual for the General Court 1967, p. 295.
4. "Harold Ayer Seeking US Senate Nomination 'To Prove a Point'". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. August 9, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
5. "Romney Gets Aide in New Hampshire; Ex-State Chairman to Head Campaign in Primary". New York Times. New York, NY. September 6, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
6. Manual for the General Court 1967, pp. 294–295.
7. "NH US Senate, 1966 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
8. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
9. America Votes 7, p. 244.
10. "NH US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
11. Manual for the General Court 1967, p. 438.
12. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Stark, Robert L., ed. (1967). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 40. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.