1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Hampshire Knowpia

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
	County results; Bridges: 50–60% 60–70%; Rogers: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Henry W. Keyes; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Styles Bridges; Republican

The 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry W. Keyes did not run for re-election.

Governor of New Hampshire Styles Bridges won the open election to succeed him, defeating former Senator George H. Moses in the Republican primary and Democratic U.S. Representative William N. Rogers in the general election. Bridges would win four more elections to the seat; this election was the closest of his career.

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
William J. Callahan
George H. Moses, former U.S. Senator (1918–1933)

Results edit

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges	45,463	56.05%
	Republican	George H. Moses	32,108	39.58%
	Republican	William J. Callahan	3,547	4.37%
Total votes			40,085	100.00%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield

Results edit

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William N. Rogers	24,234	100.00%
Total votes			24,234	100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire (Republican)
Stearns Morse, Dartmouth College professor of English (Farmer-Labor)
William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield (Democratic)

Results edit

1936 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges	107,923	51.86%	6.02
	Democratic	William N. Rogers	99,195	47.67%	5.77
	Farmer–Labor	Stearns Morse	989	0.48%	N/A
Total votes			162,257	100.00%
	Republican hold

References edit

^ ^a ^b Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 168.
^ "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
^ Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 284.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.