1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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The 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a third full term.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John W. King, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John W. King | 30,593 | 98.18 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 566 | 1.82 | |
| Total votes | 31,159 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Norris Cotton, incumbent United States Senator
- John C. Mongan, former Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton (incumbent) | 78,058 | 92.39 | |
| Republican | John C. Mongan | 6,279 | 7.43 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 147 | 0.17 | |
| Total votes | 84,484 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton (Incumbent) | 170,163 | 59.29 | ||
| Democratic | John W. King | 116,816 | 40.70 | ||
| Write-in | 10 | 0.00 | |||
| Majority | 53,347 | 18.59 | |||
| Turnout | 286,989 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
- ^ a b America Votes 8, p. 245.
- ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 527.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
- ^ America Votes 8, p. 240.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 703.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Stark, Robert L., ed. (1969). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 41. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
