1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

none the Class III special election to the United States Senate, for the completion of the unexpired term of Charles W. Tobey for the general Class II election 1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire March 2026 September 2023 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1950 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1956 November 2, 1954 File:Norris Cotton.jpg 150x150px Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) 114,068 60.18% 3x4.svg Stanley J. Betley Democratic Party (United States) 75,490 39.82% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Cotton: #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% U.S. Senator Robert W. Upton Republican Party (United States) Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1954, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Charles W. Tobey, who died on July 24, 1953. Former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Robert W. Upton was appointed on August 14, 1953, by Governor Hugh Gregg to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held. Upton was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Norris Cotton, who went on to defeat Democratic nominee Stanley J. Betley. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954. Democratic primary Candidates Stanley J. Betley, State Representative September 15, 1954 Cotton Beats Upton In New Hampshire Senatorial Race https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1954-09-15/ed-1/seq-3/ Evening star Washington, D.C. A-3 9 October 2022 Laurence M. Pickett, Mayor of Keene Results Democratic primary resultsManual for the General Court 1955 305https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=885197 NH US Senate, 1954 - Special D Primary Our Campaigns 9 October 2022 Stanley J. Betley Democratic Party (United States) 12,486 54.89 Laurence M. Pickett Democratic Party (United States) 10,262 45.11 22,748 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Norris Cotton, incumbent U.S. Representative Wesley Powell, attorney, independent candidate for U.S. Senator in 1950 Robert W. Upton, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary resultsManual for the General Court 1955 304https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=560456 NH US Senate, 1954 - Special R Primary Our Campaigns 9 October 2022 Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) 29.761 40.63 Robert W. Upton Republican Party (United States) 23,778 32.47 Wesley Powell Republican Party (United States) 19,704 26.90 73,243 100.00 General election Results 1954 United States Senate special election in New HampshireCongressional Quarterly 1998 92https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=91464 NH US Senate, 1954 - Special Election Our Campaigns 9 October 2022Manual for the General Court 1955 408Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1955-10-15 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1954election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) Norris Cotton 114,068 60.18 Democratic Party (US) Stanley J. Betley 75,490 39.82 38,578 20.36 189,558 Republican Party (US) See also 1954 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 Fuller Enoch D. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1955 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral34newh/mode/2up 34 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1955 Manual for the General Court 1955 1954 New Hampshire United States Senate New Hampshire 1954 New Hampshire 1954 United States Senate 1954