The 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor Francis P. Murphy.
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Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
- Arthur J. Gruenler
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 37,045 | 92.42% | |
| Republican | Alfred J. Gruenlin | 3,040 | 7.58% | |
| Total votes | 40,085 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (1937–1941)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francis P. Murphy | 16,653 | 68.70% | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Millimet | 7,588 | 31.30% | |
| Total votes | 24,241 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
- Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 88,601 | 54.60% |  3.13
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| Democratic | Francis P. Murphy | 73,656 | 45.40% |  2.27
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| Total votes | 162,257 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1943, p. 284.
- ^ "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1943, p. 398.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
edit- Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1943). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 28. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.