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1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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The 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fifth term in office, defeating Democrat Herbert Hill. Bridges died on November 26, 1961, less than one year after his term began.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.
Republican primary
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Albert Levitt
Results
Republican primary resultsManual for the General Court 1961 436https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=719671 NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary Our Campaigns 20 Feb 2022
Styles Bridges (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 87,629 92.92%
Albert Levitt Republican Party (United States) 6,681 7.08%
94,310 100.00
Democratic primary
Candidates
Herbert W. Hill
Alphonse Roy, former U.S. Representative from Manchester
Frank L. Sullivan
Results
Democratic primary resultsManual for the General Court 1961 436https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=719672 NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary Our Campaigns 20 Feb 2022
Herbert W. Hill Democratic Party (United States) 16,198 40.25%
Alphonse Roy Democratic Party (United States) 13,782 34.24%
Frank L. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 10,266 25.51%
40,246 100.00
General election
Candidates
Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
Herbert W. Hill (Democratic)
Results
1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshirehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=60053 NH US Senate, 1960 Our Campaigns 20 Feb 2022Manual for the General Court 1961 552Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1961 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1960election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (US)
Styles Bridges (incumbent)
173,521
60.35%
0.13
Democratic Party (US)
Herbert W. Hill
114,024
39.65%
0.13
287,545
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
See also
1960 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Stark Robert L. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral37newh/mode/2up 40 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1961 Manual for the General Court 1961
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