1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

none March 2026 1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire presidential no 1944 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1944 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire 1954 (special) November 7, 1950 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) 106,142 55.99% 3x4.svg Emmet J. Kelley Democratic Party (United States) 72,473 38.23% Wesley Powell.jpg Wesley Powell(write-in) Republican Party (US) 10,943 5.77% x240px County results x240px Municipality results Tobey: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Kelley: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Kelley: #FFB580 40–50% Senator Charles W. Tobey Republican Party (US) Charles W. Tobey Republican Party (US) The 1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Senator Charles W. Tobey won re-election to a third full term. Primary elections were held on September 12. Tobey narrowly survived a challenge from Manchester attorney and future governor Wesley Powell.Manual for the General Court 1951 Department of State Fuller Enoch D. Concord, N.H. 322 Republican primary Candidates Wesley Powell, Manchester attorney and aide to Styles BridgesWESLEY POWELL, AN EX-GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, IS DEAD AT 65 (Published 1981) https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/08/obituaries/wesley-powell-an-ex-governor-of-new-hampshire-is-dead-at-65.html 16 April 2025 United Press International 8 January 1981 D23 en Charles W. Tobey, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 Wesley Powell, making his first bid for elective office of an eventual twelve, was an assistant to Tobey's Senate colleague Styles Bridges. Campaign Tobey's fourth campaign for the Republican nomination for Senate was among the bitterest of his thirty-year political career.Senator Tobey Wins by Close Vote Over Young Veteran in Primary; TOBBY WINS POLL BY SCANT MARGIN https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/09/13/89742345.html 16 April 2025 The New York Times Associated Press Manchester, N.H. 1 en Powell waged an aggressively critical campaign, referring to Tobey as a "Truman Republican". Tobey fought back hard, relishing his reputation as a political maverick and arguing that whether he was a loyal Republican or not, he had always voted "for the best interests of New Hampshire and all the people regardless of party." Styles Bridges remained officially neutral in the campaign. Results The results were unclear through election night, with Tobey declared the winner by the Associated Press after the final tabulation in the early hours of September 13. Powell showed unexpected strength in communities which had historically backed Tobey. 1950 Republican U.S. Senate primary Charles W. Tobey (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 39,203 50.85% Wesley Powell Republican Party (US) 39,203 49.15% 77,096 100.00% Blank ballots 1,906 2.48% 79,002 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Emmet J. Kelley, state senator from Berlin and member of the New Hampshire racing commissionEMMET J. KELLEY, 74, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (Published 1975) https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/06/archives/emmet-j-kelley-74-of-new-hampshire.html 14 April 2025 The New York Times AFB 6 December 1975 32 en Active in New Hampshire politics for more than four decades beginning with his election to the State Senate in 1933, Mr. Kelley served there until 1950, when he ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate against the incumbent, Charles H. Tobey, a Republican. Results 1950 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Emmet J. Kelley Democratic Party (US) 20,095 100.00% 20,095 100.00% Blank ballots 9,090 31.15% 29,185 100.00% General election Candidates Emmet J. Kelley, state senator from Berlin and member of the New Hampshire racing commission (Democratic) Wesley Powell, Manchester attorney and aide to Styles Bridges (write-in) Charles W. Tobey, incumbent Senator since 1939 (Republican) Campaign Following his narrow loss in the Republican primary, Wesley Powell attempted to run an independent campaign, which threatened to split the Republican vote and elect the first Democratic senator from New Hampshire in over twenty years. However, the New Hampshire State Ballot Law Commission ruled in favor of Tobey on October 6, who argued that Powell's nominating petitions were "invalid and illegal" because they had not been "filed forty days prior to the election as required by law." Powell acquiesced to the ruling.TOBEY'S RIVAL REMOVED; New Hampshire Board Bars Powell's Independent Race https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/07/89428424.html?pageNumber=7 16 April 2025 The New York Times United Press October 6, 1950 Concord, N.H. 7 en Results 1950 U.S. Senate election in New HampshireClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1951-01-11 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1950election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) Charles W. Tobey (incumbent) 106,142 55.99% 5.06 Democratic Party (US) Emmet J. Kelley 72,473 38.23% 10.84 Independent politician Wesley Powell (write-in) 10,943 5.77% N/A 189,558 100.00% Republican Party (US) References 1950 New Hampshire United States Senate