1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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  1962 November 5, 1968 1974  
  Norris Cotton.jpg Gov John King.jpg
Nominee Norris Cotton John W. King
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote170,163116,816
Percentage59.29%40.70%

1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire results map by county.svg
County results

Cotton:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

King:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Norris Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Norris Cotton
Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a third full term.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John W. King 30,593 98.18
Democratic Write-ins5661.82
Total votes31,159 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norris Cotton (incumbent) 78,058 92.39
Republican John C. Mongan 6,2797.43
Republican Write-ins1470.17
Total votes84,484 100.00

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 170,163 59.29
Democratic John W. King 116,81640.70
Write-in100.00
Majority53,34718.59
Turnout 286,989
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
  2. 1 2 America Votes 8, p. 245.
  3. 1 2 Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 527.
  4. "NH US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
  6. America Votes 8, p. 240.
  7. "NH US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 703.
  9. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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