Election Name: | 1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Flag Year: | 1931 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire |
Previous Year: | 1954 (special) |
Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
Nominee1: | Norris Cotton |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 161,424 |
Percentage1: | 64.07% |
Nominee2: | Laurence M. Pickett |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 90,519 |
Percentage2: | 35.93% |
Map Size: | 245px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Norris Cotton |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Norris Cotton |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.