1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire
Nominee
Thomas J. McIntyre
Perkins Bass
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
117,612
107,199
Percentage
52.32%
47.68%
County results
McIntyre: 50–60% 60–70%
Bass: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election
Maurice J. Murphy Jr.
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic
The 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1962, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Styles Bridges , who died on November 26, 1961. New Hampshire Attorney General Maurice J. Murphy Jr. was appointed on December 7, 1961 by Governor Wesley Powell to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.
Murphy was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Perkins Bass , who went on to be defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Thomas J. McIntyre .
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Perkins Bass, incumbent U.S. Representative
Doloris Bridges, widow of Styles Bridges
Chester Earl Merrow, incumbent U.S. Representative
Maurice J. Murphy Jr., incumbent United States Senator
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1962 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
Bibliography [ ]
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4 .
Stark, Robert L., ed. (1963). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire . Vol. 38. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 . Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
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