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1 Primary elections  



1.1  Democratic primary  



1.1.1  Candidates  





1.1.2  Results  







1.2  Republican primary  



1.2.1  Candidates  





1.2.2  Results  









2 General election  



2.1  Results  







3 See also  





4 References  





5 Bibliography  














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1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1962 November 5, 1968 1974 →
 
Nominee Norris Cotton John W. King
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 170,163 116,816
Percentage 59.29% 40.70%

County results

Cotton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

King:      50–60%


U.S. senator before election

Norris Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Norris Cotton
Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a third full term.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 10, 1968.

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 John W. King 30,593 98.18
Democratic Write-ins 566 1.82
Total votes 31,159 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norris Cotton (incumbent) 78,058 92.39
Republican John C. Mongan 6,279 7.43
Republican Write-ins 147 0.17
Total votes 84,484 100.00

General election

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Results

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1968 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 170,163 59.29
Democratic John W. King 116,816 40.70
Write-in 10 0.00
Majority 53,347 18.59
Turnout 286,989
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  • ^ a b Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 527.
  • ^ "NH US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  • ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
  • ^ America Votes 8, p. 240.
  • ^ "NH US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  • ^ Manual for the General Court 1969, p. 703.
  • ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Bibliography

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