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The 1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fourth term in office, defeating Democrat Gerald Morin.

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1954.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1954 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 62,524 100.00%
Total votes 62,524 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Albert R. Courtois
  • Eugene S. Daniell Jr.
  • Gerald L. Morin, mayor of Laconia[2]
  • Frank L. Sullivan

Results

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald L. Morin 9,839 40.01%
Democratic Frank L. Sullivan 7,317 29.76%
Democratic Eugene S. Daniell Jr. 4,675 19.01%
Democratic Albert Courtois 2,759 11.22%
Total votes 24,590 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
  • Gerald L. Morin (Democratic)

Results

1954 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire[4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 117,150 60.22% Increase 2.08
Democratic Gerald L. Morin 77,386 39.78% Decrease 1.39
Total votes 194,536 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 304.
  2. ^ "Cotton Beats Upton In New Hampshire Senatorial Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 15, 1954. p. A-3. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "NH US Senate, 1954 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "NH US Senate, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 419.
  6. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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