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1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
	County results ; Bridges: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Styles Bridges; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Styles Bridges; Republican

The 1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Styles Bridges won re-election to a fifth term in office, defeating Democrat Herbert Hill. Bridges died on November 26, 1961, less than one year after his term began.

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1960.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937
Albert Levitt

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	87,629	92.92%
	Republican	Albert Levitt	6,681	7.08%
Total votes			94,310	100.00

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Herbert W. Hill
Alphonse Roy, former U.S. Representative from Manchester
Frank L. Sullivan

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert W. Hill	16,198	40.25%
	Democratic	Alphonse Roy	13,782	34.24%
	Democratic	Frank L. Sullivan	10,266	25.51%
Total votes			40,246	100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

Styles Bridges, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Republican)
Herbert W. Hill (Democratic)

Results edit

1960 United States Senate election in New Hampshire^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Styles Bridges (incumbent)	173,521	60.35%	0.13
	Democratic	Herbert W. Hill	114,024	39.65%	0.13
Total votes			287,545	100.00%
	Republican hold

References edit

^ ^a ^b Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 436.
^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "NH US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "NH US Senate, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ Manual for the General Court 1961, p. 552.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1961). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.