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1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire 1962 (special) 1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1972 November 8, 1966 150x150px File:M000486.jpg Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States) 123,888 54.03% File:Thyng hr.jpg Harrison Thyng Republican Party (United States) 105,241 45.90% x240px County results x240px Municipality results McIntyre: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Thyng: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Tie: #AE8BB1 50% U.S. Senator Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States)
The 1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas J. McIntyre won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a special election in 1962. This was the first time that a Democrat was reelected to the Senate from New Hampshire.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Thomas J. McIntyre, incumbent United States Senator
Results
Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 136America Votes 7 248Manual for the General Court 1967 295
Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 26,668 100.00
26,668 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
Harold W. Ayer, former state employee Harold Ayer Seeking US Senate Nomination 'To Prove a Point' https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/74948620/ Nashua Telegraph Nashua, New Hampshire August 9, 1966 5 12 July 2021
Doloris Bridges, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 1962 special election
Lane Dwinell, former Governor
William R. Johnson, former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party Romney Gets Aide in New Hampshire; Ex-State Chairman to Head Campaign in Primary https://www.nytimes.com/1967/09/06/archives/romney-gets-aide-in-new-hampshire-exstate-chairman-to-head-campaign.html New York Times New York, NY September 6, 1967 24 12 July 2021
Wesley Powell, former Governor
Harrison R. Thyng, former United States Air Force Brigadier General
Results
Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 136America Votes 7 248Manual for the General Court 1967 294-295https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=614730 NH US Senate, 1966 - R Primary Our Campaigns 12 July 2021
Harrison R. Thyng Republican Party (United States) 22,741 29.52
Wesley Powell Republican Party (United States) 18,145 23.55
William R. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 17,410 22.60
Lane Dwinell Republican Party (United States) 10,781 13.99
Doloris Bridges Republican Party (United States) 7,613 9.88
Harold W. Ayer Republican Party (United States) 351 0.46
77,041 100.00
General election
Results
1966 United States Senate election in New HampshireCongressional Quarterly 1998 91America Votes 7 244https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7098 NH US Senate, 1966 Our Campaigns 12 July 2021Manual for the General Court 1967 438Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1967 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1966election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Democratic Party (US)
Thomas J. McIntyre (Incumbent)
123,888
54.03
Republican Party (US)
Harrison R. Thyng
105,241
45.90
None
Helen Bliss
108
0.05
Write-in
68
0.03
18,647
8.13
229,305
Democratic Party (US)
See also
1966 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998
Stark Robert L. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1967 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral40newh/mode/2up 40 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1967 Manual for the General Court 1967
Scammon Richard M. America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966 1968 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1968 https://archive.org/details/americavotes7han00scam/mode/2up America Votes 7
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