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
The Attorney General of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New Hampshire who serves as head of the New Hampshire Department of Justice. , the state's attorney general is John Formella.
Qualifications and appointment
Un ...
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
Perkins Bass (October 6, 1912 – October 25, 2011) was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. representative from 1955 to 1963.
Biography
Bass was born on October 6, 1912, in East Walpole, ...
, who went on to be defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee
Thomas J. McIntyre.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Thomas J. McIntyre, Democratic nominee for
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
New Hampshire's 1st congressional district covers parts of Southern New Hampshire and the eastern portion of the state. The district contains parts of Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Grafton, and Belknap counties; and the entirety of ...
in
1954
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Perkins Bass, incumbent
U.S. Representative
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*Doloris Bridges, widow of
Styles Bridges
*Chester Earl Merrow, incumbent
U.S. Representative
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*Maurice J. Murphy Jr., incumbent
United States Senator
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The composition and powe ...
Results
General election
Results
See also
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1962 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
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Events January
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* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
New Hampshire
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United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
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