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1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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election_name1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
countryNew Hampshire
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1984 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
previous_year1984
next_election1996 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
next_year1996
election_dateNovember 6, 1990
image_size150x150px
image1Bob Smith, official 99th Congress photo.png
nominee1**Bob Smith**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**189,792**
percentage1**65.13%**
image2D000574.jpg
nominee2John A. Durkin
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote291,299
percentage231.33%
map{{switcher
map_caption**Smith:**
**Durkin:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionGordon J. Humphrey
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBob Smith
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

|x245px |County results |x245px |Municipality results}} Durkin:
The 1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon J. Humphrey decided to retire and not run for re-election to a third term. Republican Bob Smith won the open seat, easily defeating the Democratic nominee, former senator John A. Durkin.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Tom Christo, attorney
  • Theo deWinter, engineer
  • Bob Smith, U.S. Representative from Wolfeboro
  • Ewing Smith, candidate for Senate in 1980

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • James W. Donchess, Mayor of Nashua
  • John A. Durkin, former U.S. Senator
  • John Rauh, founder of Americans for Campaign Reform and former CEO of Griffon Corporation

Results

General election

Candidates

  • John A. Durkin, former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
  • John G. Elsnau (Libertarian)
  • Bob Smith, U.S. Representative from Wolfeboro (Republican)

Campaign

The 1990 New Hampshire Senate race garnered national news after John Durkin, previously a senator from New Hampshire in 1975–1980, made a remark that was perceived as a racial slur against the Japanese. Durkin told reporters interviewing him, "If you want a Jap in the United States Senate, then vote for Bob Smith". "Jap" is a term that was frequently used in WWII to describe the Japanese, and was, by 1990, considered racist terminology. The quote destroyed Durkin's campaign and he ended up losing to Smith by a more than 2-to-1 margin, a devastating blow for the ex-Senator.

Results

References

References

  1. "NH US Senate - R Primary".
  2. "NH US Senate - D Primary".
  3. "Former U.S. Senator John Durkin dies". CM.
  4. "Our Campaigns - NH US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990".
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