1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Alfred Fortin.

1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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Nominee Styles Bridges Alfred E. Fortin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 129,600 91,760
Percentage 58.14% 41.17%

County results
Bridges:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Fortin:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1948 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 44,616 100.00%
Total votes 44,616 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Alfred E. Fortin
  • Joseph A. Millimet

Results

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1948 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alfred E. Fortin 11,563 60.36%
Democratic Joseph A. Millimet 7,595 39.64%
Total votes 19,158 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
  • Alfred E. Fortin (Democratic)

Results

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1948 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Styles Bridges (incumbent) 129,600 58.14%   3.53
Democratic Alfred E. Fortin 91,760 41.17%   4.23
Progressive John G. Rideout 1,538 0.69% N/A
Total votes 222,898 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 439.
  2. ^ "NH US Senate, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Manual for the General Court 1949, p. 576.
  4. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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