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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.
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
Candidates
- Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
- William J. Callahan
- George H. Moses, former U.S. Senator (1918–1933)
Results
| 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
Candidates
- William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William N. Rogers | 24,234 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 24,234 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- 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
| 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
References
- ^ 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
- Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 25. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire. 1937.
