1962_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_New_Hampshire

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

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The 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1962, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Styles Bridges, who died on November 26, 1961. New Hampshire Attorney General Maurice J. Murphy Jr. was appointed on December 7, 1961 by Governor Wesley Powell to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.

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Murphy was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Perkins Bass, who went on to be defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Thomas J. McIntyre.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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References

  1. [1]
    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
  2. [2]
    America Votes 5, p. 256.
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    Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 285.
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    "NH US Senate, 1962 - Special R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
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    America Votes 5, p. 252.
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    "NH US Senate, 1962 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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    Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 406.
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    Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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