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1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1936 1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1948 November 3, 1942 150x150px File:Styles Bridges (1939).jpg Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) 88,601 54.60% File:Francis Parnell Murphy.jpg Francis P. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 73,656 45.40% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Bridges: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Murphy: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States)
The 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor Francis P. Murphy.
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1942.
Republican primary
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Arthur J. Gruenler
Results
1942 Republican U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1943 284https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=880171 NH US Senate - R Primary Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022
Styles Bridges (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 37,045 92.42%
Alfred J. Gruenlin Republican Party (United States) 3,040 7.58%
40,085 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (1937–1941)
Results
1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1943 284https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=880170 NH US Senate - D Primary Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022
Francis P. Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 16,653 68.70%
Joseph A. Millimet Democratic Party (United States) 7,588 31.30%
24,241 100.00%
General election
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
Francis P. Murphy, former Governor of New Hampshire (Democratic)
Results
1942 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshirehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=124749 NH US Senate, 1942 Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022Manual for the General Court 1943 398Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1943 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1942election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (US)
Styles Bridges (incumbent)
88,601
54.60%
3.13
Democratic Party (US)
Francis P. Murphy
73,656
45.40%
2.27
162,257
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
See also
1942 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Fuller Enoch D. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1943 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral28newh 28 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1943 Manual for the General Court 1943
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