The 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1954, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Charles W. Tobey, who died on July 24, 1953. Former President of the New Hampshire Bar Association Robert W. Upton was appointed on August 14, 1953 by Governor Hugh Gregg to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.
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Upton was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Norris Cotton, who went on to defeat Democratic nominee Stanley J. Betley.
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 14, 1954.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Stanley J. Betley, State Representative[1]
- Laurence M. Pickett, Mayor of Keene[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stanley J. Betley | 12,486 | 54.89 | |
| Democratic | Laurence M. Pickett | 10,262 | 45.11 | |
| Total votes | 22,748 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Norris Cotton, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Wesley Powell, attorney,[1] independent candidate for U.S. Senator in 1950
- Robert W. Upton, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton | 29.761 | 40.63 | |
| Republican | Robert W. Upton | 23,778 | 32.47 | |
| Republican | Wesley Powell | 19,704 | 26.90 | |
| Total votes | 73,243 | 100.00 | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton | 114,068 | 60.18 | ||
| Democratic | Stanley J. Betley | 75,490 | 39.82 | ||
| Majority | 38,578 | 20.36 | |||
| Turnout | 189,558 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Cotton Beats Upton In New Hampshire Senatorial Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 15, 1954. p. A-3. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 305.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1954 - Special D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 304.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1954 - Special R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1954 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1955, p. 408.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (October 15, 1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
edit- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1955). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 34. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.