• Source: 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

      • The 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1962, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Styles Bridges, who died on November 26, 1961. New Hampshire Attorney General Maurice J. Murphy Jr. was appointed on December 7, 1961 by Governor Wesley Powell to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.
      Murphy was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Perkins Bass, who went on to be defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Thomas J. McIntyre. Democrats won this seat for the first time since 1912.


      Primary elections


      Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.


      = Democratic primary

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      Candidates


      Thomas J. McIntyre, Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in 1954


      Results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates


      Perkins Bass, incumbent U.S. Representative
      Doloris Bridges, widow of Styles Bridges
      Chester Earl Merrow, incumbent U.S. Representative
      Maurice J. Murphy Jr., incumbent United States Senator


      Results




      General election




      = Results

      =


      See also


      1962 United States Senate elections


      References




      Bibliography


      Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
      Stark, Robert L., ed. (1963). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 38. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
      Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

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