1944 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

none March 2026 1944 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1938 1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1950 November 7, 1944 x150px File:US SENATOR CHARLES TOBEY DIES OF A HEART ATTACK WASHINGTON 1953 Photo Y 324 (4x5).jpg Charles W. Tobey Republican Party (United States) 110,549 50.93% 3x4.svg Joseph J. Betley Democratic Party (United States) 106,508 49.07% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Tobey: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Betley: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Senator Charles W. Tobey Republican Party (US) Charles W. Tobey Republican Party (US) The 1944 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Charles W. Tobey won re-election to a second term. Republican primary Candidates Foster W. Stearns, U.S. Representative from HancockTobey Winning Renomination https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/07/12/88603732.html?pageNumber=11 11 16 April 2025 The New York Times Associated Press July 12, 1944 en Charles W. Tobey, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 Campaign U.S. Representative Foster W. Stearns, who had succeeded Tobey in the House in 1939, announced a primary challenge to Tobey on July 19, 1943.Stearns to Oppose Tobey for 1944 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1943/07/20/87421481.html?pageNumber=9 16 April 2025 The New York Times United Press July 19, 1944 9 en Results The Associated Press declared Tobey the winner on the basis of partial returns showing him leading Stearns by about 6,400 votes. 1944 Republican U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court Department of State Fuller Enoch D. 1945 Concord, N.H. 400 Charles W. Tobey (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 27,183 57.12% Foster W. Stearns Republican Party (US) 20,407 42.88% 47,590 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Joseph J. Betley, attorney and former state representative from Manchester Results 1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Joseph J. Betley Democratic Party (US) 12,798 100.00% 12,798 100.00% General election Candidates Joseph J. Betley, attorney and former state representative from Manchester (Democratic) Charles W. Tobey, incumbent Senator since 1939 (Republican) Campaign Although New Hampshire was considered a close state in the concurrent presidential election, Tobey was expected to win re-election to a third term.Hagerty James A. CLOSE RACE LOOMS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE; Survey Shows That a Plurality as Low as 5,000 May Decide Choice for President TOBEY VICTORY PROBABLE Election of Republican State Ticket Is Expected, Aided by Local Democratic Splits https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/10/08/84003102.html?pageNumber=38 16 April 2025 The New York Times October 7, 1944 Concord, N.H. 38 en During the race, Tobey came under sustained attack from the Democratic Party and state Congress of Industrial Organizations as an "isolationist" and "reactionary". Tobey's prospects may have been aided by a split in the New Hampshire Democratic Party over the election of former Republican governor Francis P. Murphy as Democratic National Committeeman, and the appointment of a new Democratic nominee for Hillsborough County Sheriff. Results 1944 U.S. Senate election in New HampshireClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1945-01-11 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf U.S. Government Printing OfficeManual for the General Court Department of State Fuller Enoch D. 1945 Concord, N.H. 490 Republican Party (US) Charles W. Tobey (incumbent) 110,549 50.93% 4.30 Democratic Party (US) Joseph J. Betley 106,508 49.07% 4.30 217,057 100.00% Republican Party (US) References 1944 New Hampshire United States Senate