1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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Nominee Norris Cotton John W. King Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,163 116,816 Percentage 59.29% 40.70%

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John W. King, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John W. King	30,593	98.18
	Democratic	Write-ins	566	1.82
Total votes			31,159	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Norris Cotton, incumbent United States Senator
• John C. Mongan, former Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire

Results

Republican primary results ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (incumbent)	78,058	92.39
	Republican	John C. Mongan	6,279	7.43
	Republican	Write-ins	147	0.17
Total votes			84,484	100.00

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (Incumbent)	170,163	59.29
	Democratic	John W. King	116,816	40.70
	Write-in		10	0.00
Majority			53,347	18.59
Turnout			286,989
	Republican hold

See also

• 1968 United States Senate elections

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
2. America Votes 8, p. 245.
3. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Stark, Robert L., ed. (1969). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 41. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.