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1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1942 1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1954 November 2, 1948 150x150px File:StylesBridges(R-NH) (cropped, 3x4).jpg Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) 129,600 58.14% File:3x4.svg Alfred E. Fortin Democratic Party (United States) 91,760 41.17% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Bridges: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Fortin: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States) Styles Bridges Republican Party (United States)
The 1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Alfred Fortin.
Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.
Republican primary
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Results
1948 Republican U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1949 439
Styles Bridges (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 44,616 100.00%
44,616 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Alfred E. Fortin
Joseph A. Millimet
Results
1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryManual for the General Court 1949 439
Alfred E. Fortin Democratic Party (United States) 11,563 60.36%
Joseph A. Millimet Democratic Party (United States) 7,595 39.64%
19,158 100.00%
General election
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
Alfred E. Fortin (Democratic)
Results
1948 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshirehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=124748 NH US Senate, 1948 Our Campaigns 22 Feb 2022Manual for the General Court 1949 576Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1949 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1948election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (US)
Styles Bridges (incumbent)
129,600
58.14%
3.53
Democratic Party (US)
Alfred E. Fortin
91,760
41.17%
4.23
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
John G. Rideout
1,538
0.69%
N/A
222,898
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
See also
1948 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Fuller Enoch D. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1949 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral31newh 31 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1949 Manual for the General Court 1949
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