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      Home/Elections/1956/US Senate/New Hampshire
      1956·US Senate·New Hampshire

      New Hampshire US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Norris Cotton
      64.1%161,424 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Laurence M. Pickett
      35.9%90,519 votes
      Margin
      R+28.1
      251,943 total votes
      2 candidates251,943 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Norris CottonREP✓
      		REP161,42464.1%
      Laurence M. PickettDEM
      		DEM90,51935.9%

      Seat History

      US Senate in New Hampshire(Class I)

      2022
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+9.2
      2020
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+15.7
      2016
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+0.1
      2014
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+3.2
      2010
      Kelly AyotteREP
      R+23.2
      2008
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+6.3
      2004
      Judd GreggREP
      R+32.5
      2002
      John E SununuREP
      R+4.4
      1998
      Judd GreggREP
      R+39.6
      1996
      Bob SmithREP
      R+3.0
      1992
      Judd GreggREP
      R+2.8
      1990
      Bob SmithREP
      R+33.8
      1986
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+30.6
      1984
      Gordon J HumphreyREP
      R+17.8
      1980
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+4.3
      View all US Senate history for New Hampshire →

      Candidates

      Laurence M. PickettDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+28.1
      Career1956-1956
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Norris CottonREP
      Record4W-0L
      Avg MarginR+21.6
      Career1954-1968
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in New Hampshire, 1956

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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