Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
politics

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

none


none

FieldValue
election_name1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
countryNew Hampshire
flag_year1931
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1930 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
previous_year1930
next_election1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
next_year1942
election_dateNovember 3, 1936
image_sizex140px
image1File:Styles Bridges (1939).jpg
nominee1**Styles Bridges**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**107,923**
percentage1**51.86%**
image2File:William N. Rogers (New Hampshire Congressman).jpg
nominee2William N. Rogers
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote299,195
percentage247.67%
map_image1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire results map by county.svg
map_size245px
map_captionCounty results
**Bridges:**
**Rogers:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionHenry W. Keyes
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionStyles Bridges
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Bridges:
Rogers: 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

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

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "NH US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns.
  2. "NH US Senate, 1936". Our Campaigns.
  3. [[Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]. (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report