1948 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
November 2, 1948
 
Nominee Styles Bridges Alfred E. Fortin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 129,600 91,760
Percentage 58.14% 41.17%
County results
U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

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.

Primary elections were held on September 14, 1948.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

  • Alfred E. Fortin
  • Joseph A. Millimet

Results

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

Candidates

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

Results

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.

Bibliography

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