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1948 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1948 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election?

Norris Cotton won the 1948 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election. Norris Cotton received 59,505 popular votes (57.43%). The main challenger was Richard W Leonard (41.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Cotton and Leonard

Cotton +15.6 pts · won by 16,216 votes
Norris CottonRepublicanWINNER57.43%
59,505 votes
Richard W LeonardDemocratic41.78%
43,289 votes
Harold H Horneprogressive0.79%
816 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.