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The 1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a second full term.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Alfred Catalfo Jr., attorney [1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alfred Catalfo Jr. | 22,402 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 22,402 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Norris Cotton, incumbent United States Senator
- Norman A. LePage, accountant [5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton (Incumbent) | 87,445 | 94.42 | |
| Republican | Norman A. LePage | 5,167 | 5.58 | |
| Total votes | 92,612 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Norris Cotton (Incumbent) | 134,035 | 59.71 | ||
| Democratic | Alfred Catalfo Jr. | 90,444 | 40.29 | ||
| Majority | 43,591 | 19.42 | |||
| Turnout | 224,479 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Alfred Catalfo Jr. Obituary (2016) Foster's Daily Democrat".
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
- ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 256.
- ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 284.
- ^ "Politics: The New Hampshire Campaign". Time. New York City. February 21, 1964. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
- ^ America Votes 5, p. 252.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1963, p. 406.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Stark, Robert L., ed. (1963). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 38. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
