1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 1968 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1966 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1970 November 5, 1968 File:GWRPeterson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 149,902 52.53% 3x4.svg Emile R. Bussiere Democratic Party (United States) 135,378 47.44% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Peterson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Bussiere: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% Governor John W. King Democratic Party (United States) Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. King retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Republican nominee Walter R. Peterson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Emile R. Bussiere with 52.53% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968. Democratic primary Candidates Emile R. Bussiere, State's attorney for Hillsborough Countyhttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=emile-r-bussiere&pid=119445687&fhid=4703 Emile R. Bussiere, 1932 - 2008 28 October 2008 Legacy.com New Hampshire Union Leader 14 May 2020 Vincent P. Dunn, New Hampshire Bank Commissionerhttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=vincent-p-dunn&pid=144679013 Vincent P. Dunn 15 August 2010 Legacy.com New Hampshire Union Leader 14 May 2020 Austin F. Quinney, former member of the Executive Councilhttps://www.nh.gov/council/history/former-councilors.htm Former Councilors nh.gov State of New Hampshire 14 May 2020 John D. Shea, former State Representative Henry P. Sullivan, State Senator Results Democratic primary resultsManual for the General Court 1969 544Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 8 245https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=581668 NH Governor, 1968 - D Primary Our Campaigns 14 May 2020 Emile R. Bussiere Democratic Party (United States) 12,021 32.69 Henry P. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 10,895 29.63 Vincent P. Dunn Democratic Party (United States) 10,412 28.31 John D. Shea Democratic Party (United States) 1,338 3.64 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,176 3.20 Austin F. Quinney Democratic Party (United States) 934 2.54 36,776 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Elmer E. Bussey, perennial candidate Edward H. Cullen, member of the Executive Council Fred Fletcher, member of the Executive Council Stuart Hancock, former State RepresentativeCobleigh Marshall 2005 We Ain't Making Sausage Here https://books.google.com/books?id=3BE_bCXG-QgC&pg=PA52 Portsmouth, NH Peter E. Randall Publisher 52 1-931807-35-3 Walter R. Peterson Jr., Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representativeshttps://www.nga.org/governor/walter-peterson/ Gov. Walter Peterson National Governors Association 14 May 2020 Wesley Powell, former Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., publisher New Hampshire Governor Has Lead Over His G.O.P. Opponent https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/09/archives/new-hampshire-governor-has-lead-over-his-gop-opponent.html New York Times New York, NY 9 September 1970 14 May 2020 Results Republican primary resultsManual for the General Court 1969 543Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 8 245https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382607 NH Governor, 1968 - R Primary Our Campaigns 14 May 2020 Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 29,262 34.12 Wesley Powell Republican Party (United States) 26,498 30.89 Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 25,275 29.47 Fred Fletcher Republican Party (United States) 2,826 3.30 Edward H. Cullen Republican Party (United States) 1,068 1.25 Stuart Hancock Republican Party (United States) 424 0.49 Elmer E. Bussey Republican Party (United States) 257 0.30 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 162 0.19 85,772 100.00 General election Candidates Emile R. Bussiere, Democratic Walter R. Peterson Jr., Republican Results 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial electionManual for the General Court 1969 702Congressional Quarterly 1998 68America Votes 8 240https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174353 NH Governor, 1968 Our Campaigns 14 May 2020 Republican Party (United States) Walter R. Peterson Jr. 149,902 52.53% Democratic Party (United States) Emile R. Bussiere 135,378 47.44% Write-in Scattering 62 0.02% 14,524 5.09% 285,342 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Stark Robert L. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral41newh/mode/2up 41 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1969 Manual for the General Court 1969 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1970 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up America Votes 8 1968 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Category:November 1968 in the United States