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1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1962 (special) November 8, 1966 1972 →
 
Nominee Thomas J. McIntyre Harrison R. Thyng
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 123,888 105,241
Percentage 54.03% 45.90%

County results

McIntyre:      50–60%      60–70%

Thyng:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas J. McIntyre won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a special election in 1962. This was the first time that a Democrat was reelected to the Senate from New Hampshire.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 13, 1966.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) 26,668 100.00
Total votes 26,668 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1][2][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harrison R. Thyng 22,741 29.52
Republican Wesley Powell 18,145 23.55
Republican William R. Johnson 17,410 22.60
Republican Lane Dwinell 10,781 13.99
Republican Doloris Bridges 7,613 9.88
Republican Harold W. Ayer 351 0.46
Total votes 77,041 100.00

General election

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Results

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1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[8][9][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (Incumbent) 123,888 54.03
Republican Harrison R. Thyng 105,241 45.90
None Helen Bliss 108 0.05
Write-in 68 0.03
Majority 18,647 8.13
Turnout 229,305
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
  2. ^ a b America Votes 7, p. 248.
  3. ^ Manual for the General Court 1967, p. 295.
  4. ^ "Harold Ayer Seeking US Senate Nomination 'To Prove a Point'". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. August 9, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Romney Gets Aide in New Hampshire; Ex-State Chairman to Head Campaign in Primary". New York Times. New York, NY. September 6, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Manual for the General Court 1967, pp. 294–295.
  7. ^ "NH US Senate, 1966 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
  9. ^ America Votes 7, p. 244.
  10. ^ "NH US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Manual for the General Court 1967, p. 438.
  12. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

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