▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate , ▁then ▁again ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Port sm outh ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁race ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁election ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Governor ▁Robert ▁Blood . ▁ ▁D ale ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁win ▁re e lection ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁two - year ▁term . ▁ ▁D ale ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁bank ing ▁and ▁radio ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁D ale ▁at ▁New ▁Ham pshire ' s ▁Division ▁of ▁Historic ▁Resources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : New ▁Ham pshire ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Executive ▁Council ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Port sm outh , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁state ▁govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : M inn esota ▁law y ers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : American ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Category : New ▁Ham pshire ▁law