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> United States > New Hampshire > Senate Class III
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| Office | Senate |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1974 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 05, 1974 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | November 05, 1974 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | January 03, 1975 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | August 08, 1975 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modified | nystate63 October 26, 2004 12:24am |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description |
Race between popular first district congressman Louis Wyman and former state insurance commissioner John Durkin. Durkin took advantage of a huge flaw in the Republican's armor: he had introduced Ruth Farkas to the people at C.R.E.E.P. (who recieved an Ambassadorship to Luxembourg after contributing $250,000 to the committee). The resulting election was well within the margin of error: the Secretary of State claimed Durkin had a 10 vote lead, the Republican ballot commission claimed Wyman had a 2 vote lead.
The Democratic US Senate tried to seat Durkin, but were unable to overcome a Republican filibuster. The election was rerun in September 1975, and Durkin won handily.
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110,926 (49.66%)