▁over throw ▁the ▁Castro ▁regime . ▁She ▁finished ▁a ▁close ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁primary , ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁votes ▁behind ▁Bass , ▁but ▁ahead ▁of ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Mer row . ▁Bass ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Mc Int y re . ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁president ial ▁primary ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁primary ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁and ▁prominent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Barry ▁Gold water , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁had ▁critic ized ▁Pow ell ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁appoint ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Had ▁Gold water ▁earned ▁the ▁most ▁votes , ▁she ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁on ▁the ▁Gold water ▁sl ate ▁would ▁have ▁represented ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁relatively ▁more ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Republican ▁primary ▁vot ers ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁non - c andid ate ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁even ▁entered ▁the ▁state — former ▁Massachusetts ▁Senator ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Vietnam . ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Republican ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁primary ▁The ▁Senate ▁seat ▁once ▁held ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Br id ges ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Mc Int y re ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁up ▁again ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1