1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Norris Cotton won re-election to a full term, having first been elected in a 1954 special election.

1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1954 (special) November 6, 1956 1962 →

Nominee Norris Cotton Laurence M. Pickett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 161,424 90,519 Percentage 64.07% 35.93%

County results Cotton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Norris Cotton Republican Elected U.S. Senator Norris Cotton Republican

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Laurence M. Pickett, former Mayor of Keene,^[1][2] unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in 1954

Results

Democratic primary results^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurence M. Pickett	23,440	100.00
Total votes			23,440	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Norris Cotton, incumbent United States Senator
• Joseph Moore, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Representative in 1946 and 1954

Results

Republican primary results^[3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (incumbent)	61,673	89.46
	Republican	Joseph Moore	7,264	10.54
Total votes			68,937	100.00

General election

Results

1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire^[6][7][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (Incumbent)	161,424	64.07
	Democratic	Laurence M. Pickett	90,519	35.93
Majority			70,905	28.14
Turnout			251,943
	Republican hold

See also

• 1956 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Keene Mayors 1874-Present". City of Keene. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
2. "Mayors and Postmasters of Keene, New Hampshire". Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 137.
4. Manual for the General Court 1957, p. 492.
5. "NH US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
6. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
7. "NH US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
8. Manual for the General Court 1957, p. 598.
9. Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Fuller, Enoch D., ed. (1957). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 35. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.