1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire 1954 (special) 1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1962 November 6, 1956 File:Norris Cotton.jpg 150x150px Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) 161,424 64.07% 3x4.svg Laurence M. Pickett Democratic Party (United States) 90,519 35.93% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Cotton: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Pickett: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% U.S. Senator Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) Norris Cotton Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a 1954 special election. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956. Democratic primary Candidates Laurence M. Pickett, former Mayor of Keene,https://keenenh.gov/keene-public-library/keene-mayors-1874-present Keene Mayors 1874-Present City of Keene 9 October 2022 https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/keene.html Mayors and Postmasters of Keene, New Hampshire Political Graveyard 9 October 2022 unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in 1954 Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 137Manual for the General Court 1957 492 Laurence M. Pickett Democratic Party (United States) 23,440 100.00 23,440 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Norris Cotton, incumbent United States Senator Joseph Moore, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative in 1946 and 1954 Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 137Manual for the General Court 1957 492https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=768148 NH US Senate, 1956 - R Primary Our Campaigns 9 October 2022 Norris Cotton (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 61,673 89.46 Joseph Moore Republican Party (United States) 7,264 10.54 68,937 100.00 General election Results 1956 United States Senate election in New HampshireCongressional Quarterly 1998 92https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267643 NH US Senate, 1956 Our Campaigns 9 October 2022Manual for the General Court 1957 598http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 1958 2 October 2022 Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 161,424 64.07 Democratic Party (US) Laurence M. Pickett 90,519 35.93 70,905 28.14 251,943 Republican Party (US) See also 1956 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 1957 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral35newh/mode/2up 35 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1957 Manual for the General Court 1957 1956 New Hampshire United States Senate