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1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1930 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1942 November 3, 1936 150x150px File:Styles Bridges (1939).jpg Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) 107,923 51.86% File:William N. Rogers (New Hampshire Congressman).jpg William N. Rogers Democratic Party (United States) 99,195 47.67% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Bridges: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Rogers: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Henry W. Keyes Republican Party (United States) Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States)
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
1936 Republican U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1937 168https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=612581 NH US Senate - R Primary Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022
Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) 45,463 56.05%
George H. Moses Republican Party (United States) 32,108 39.58%
William J. Callahan Republican Party (United States) 3,547 4.37%
40,085 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield
Results
1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1937 168
William N. Rogers Democratic Party (United States) 24,234 100.00%
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
1936 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshirehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=124750 NH US Senate, 1936 Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022Manual for the General Court 1937 284Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1937 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1936election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (US)
Styles Bridges
107,923
51.86%
6.02
Democratic Party (US)
William N. Rogers
99,195
47.67%
5.77
Farmer-Labor Party (US)
Stearns Morse
989
0.48%
N/A
162,257
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
See also
1936 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1937 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral25newh 25 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1937 Manual for the General Court 1937
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