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  Durkin, John A.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1976-01-01  
 
NameJohn A. Durkin
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Manchester, New Hampshire , United States
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Born March 29, 1936
DiedOctober 16, 2012 (76 years)
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InfoDURKIN, John Anthony, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., March 29, 1936; attended public schools; graduated from Holy Cross College, Worcester, 1959 and Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1965; served in the United States Navy 1959-1961; admitted to New Hampshire and Massachusetts bars in 1966 and commenced practice in Concord, N.H.; served in office of New Hampshire attorney general 1966-1968; New Hampshire assistant attorney general 1967-1968; New Hampshire insurance commissioner 1968-1973; was a candidate for election in 1974 to the United States Senate for the six-year term commencing January 3, 1975; due to the contested election, the Senate declared the seat vacant as of August 8, 1975; elected as a Democrat, by special election, September 16, 1975, to fill the vacancy, and served from September 18, 1975, until his resignation December 29, 1980; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 and 1990; resumed the practice of law in New Hampshire; was a resident of Manchester, N.H., until his death on October 16, 2012; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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  11/06/1990 NH US Senate Lost 31.33% (-33.80%)
  09/11/1990 NH US Senate- D Primary Won 41.37% (+10.26%)
  09/11/1990 NH US Senate- R Primary Lost 0.08% (-64.92%)
  11/04/1980 NH US Senate Lost 47.85% (-4.29%)
  09/09/1980 NH US Senate - D Primary Won 79.56% (+59.13%)
  09/09/1980 NH US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.07% (-20.20%)
  09/16/1975 NH US Senate Special Won 53.62% (+10.58%)
  11/05/1974 NH US Senate Lost 49.66% (-0.00%)
  09/10/1974 NH US Senate - D Primary Won 49.81% (+17.04%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NH US President - D Primary - Jan 08, 2008 D Chris Dodd
NH US President - D Primary - Jan 27, 2004 D John Edwards
NH US President - D Primary - Feb 01, 2000 D Bill Bradley
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens