1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

November 3, 1936

Nominee Styles Bridges William N. Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 107,923 99,195 Percentage 51.86% 47.67%

County results Bridges:      50–60%      60–70% Rogers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Henry W. Keyes Republican Elected U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican

The 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry W. Keyes did not run for re-election.

Governor of New Hampshire Styles Bridges won the open election to succeed him, defeating former Senator George H. Moses in the Republican primary and Democratic U.S. Representative William N. Rogers in the general election. Bridges would win four more elections to the seat; this election was the closest of his career.

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1936.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
• William J. Callahan
• George H. Moses, former U.S. Senator (1918–1933)

Results

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges	45,463	56.05%
	Republican	George H. Moses	32,108	39.58%
	Republican	William J. Callahan	3,547	4.37%
Total votes			40,085	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William N. Rogers	24,234	100.00%
Total votes			24,234	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Styles Bridges, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire (Republican)
• Stearns Morse, Dartmouth College professor of English (Farmer-Labor)
• William N. Rogers, U.S. Representative from Wakefield (Democratic)

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire^[3]^[4]^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges	107,923	51.86%	6.02
	Democratic	William N. Rogers	99,195	47.67%	5.77
	Farmer–Labor	Stearns Morse	989	0.48%	N/A
Total votes			162,257	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

References

1. Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 168.
2. "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
3. "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
4. Manual for the General Court 1937, p. 284.
5. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

• Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 25. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire. 1937.