1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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Elections in New Hampshire |
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The 1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Alfred Fortin.
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 44,616 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 44,616 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Alfred E. Fortin
- Joseph A. Millimet
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alfred E. Fortin | 11,563 | 60.36% | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Millimet | 7,595 | 39.64% | |
Total votes | 19,158 | 100.00% |
General election[]
Candidates[]
- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
- Alfred E. Fortin (Democratic)
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 129,600 | 58.14% | 3.53 | |
Democratic | Alfred E. Fortin | 91,760 | 41.17% | 4.23 | |
Progressive | John G. Rideout | 1,538 | 0.69% | N/A | |
Total votes | 222,898 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
See also[]
- 1948 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 439.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 22 Feb 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 576.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography[]
- Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1949). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 31. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
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- United States Senate elections in New Hampshire
- 1948 United States Senate elections
- 1948 New Hampshire elections