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1954 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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November 2, 1954
1960 →
 
Nominee Styles Bridges Gerald L. Morin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 117,150 77,386
Percentage 60.22% 39.78%
Bridges:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Morin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Styles Bridges
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Styles Bridges
Republican

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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References

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  1. 1 2 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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