The 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry W. Keyes did not run for re-election.
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Governor of New Hampshire Styles Bridges won the open election to succeed him, defeating former Senator George H. Moses in the Republican primary and Democratic U.S. Representative William N. Rogers in the general election. Bridges would win four more elections to the seat; this election was the closest of his career.
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
- William J. Callahan
- George H. Moses, former U.S. Senator (1918–1933)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges | 45,463 | 56.05% | |
| Republican | George H. Moses | 32,108 | 39.58% | |
| Republican | William J. Callahan | 3,547 | 4.37% | |
| Total votes | 40,085 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William N. Rogers | 24,234 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 24,234 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire (Republican)
- Stearns Morse, Dartmouth College professor of English (Farmer-Labor)
- William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield (Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges | 107,923 | 51.86% |  6.02
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| Democratic | William N. Rogers | 99,195 | 47.67% |  5.77
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| Farmer–Labor | Stearns Morse | 989 | 0.48% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 162,257 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 168.
- ^ "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 284.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
edit- Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 25. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire. 1937.