1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|
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The 1990 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon J. Humphrey decided to retire and not run for re-election to a third term. Republican Bob Smith won the open seat, easily defeating the Democratic nominee, former senator John A. Durkin.
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General election
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The 1990 New Hampshire Senate race garnered national news after John Durkin, previously a senator from New Hampshire in 1975–1980, made a remark that was perceived as a racial slur against the Japanese. Durkin told reporters interviewing him, "If you want a Jap in the United States Senate, then vote for Bob Smith". "Jap" is a term that was frequently used in WWII to describe the Japanese, and was, by 1990, considered racist terminology. The quote destroyed Durkin's campaign and he ended up losing to Smith by a more than 2-to-1 margin, a devastating blow for the ex-Senator.[3]
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See also
References
- ^ "NH US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "NH US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Leubsdorf, Ben. "Former U.S. Senator John Durkin dies". Concord Monitor. CM. Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NH US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
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