1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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.

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →
 
Nominee Styles Bridges William N. Rogers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 107,923 99,195
Percentage 51.86% 47.67%

County results
Bridges:      50–60%      60–70%
Rogers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Henry W. Keyes
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

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

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1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]
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

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1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William N. Rogers 24,234 100.00%
Total votes 24,234 100.00%

General election

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1936 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Styles Bridges 107,923 51.86%   6.02
Democratic William N. Rogers 99,195 47.67%   5.77
Farmer–Labor Stearns Morse 989 0.48% N/A
Total votes 162,257 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 168.
  2. ^ "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 284.
  5. ^ 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.

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