1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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The 1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fourth term in office, defeating Democrat Gerald Morin.
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 62,524 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 62,524 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald L. Morin | 9,839 | 40.01% | |
| Democratic | Frank L. Sullivan | 7,317 | 29.76% | |
| Democratic | Eugene S. Daniell Jr. | 4,675 | 19.01% | |
| Democratic | Albert Courtois | 2,759 | 11.22% | |
| Total votes | 24,590 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
- Gerald L. Morin (Democratic)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Styles Bridges (incumbent) | 117,150 | 60.22% |  2.08 | |
| Democratic | Gerald L. Morin | 77,386 | 39.78% |  1.39 | |
| Total votes | 194,536 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 304.
- ^ "Cotton Beats Upton In New Hampshire Senatorial Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 15, 1954. p. A-3. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1954 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 419.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1955). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 34. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
