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The 1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas J. McIntyre won re-election to a third term. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008. This was the first time Democrats were re-elected to any Senate seat in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island, South Dakota and West Virginia that were won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 12, 1972.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Thomas J. McIntyre, incumbent United States Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) | 42,461 | 98.37 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 702 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 43,163 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Peter J. Booras, businessman[4]
- David A. Brock, former United States Attorney[4]
- Marshall W. Cobleigh, Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[4]
- Wesley Powell, former Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Powell | 42,837 | 47.97 | |
| Republican | Peter J. Booras | 19,714 | 22.08 | |
| Republican | David A. Brock | 16,326 | 18.28 | |
| Republican | Marshall W. Cobleigh | 10,106 | 11.32 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 319 | 0.36 | |
| Total votes | 89,302 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J. McIntyre (Incumbent) | 184,495 | 56.88 | |
| Republican | Wesley Powell | 139,852 | 43.12 | |
| None | Scattering | 7 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 44,643 | 13.76 | ||
| Turnout | 324,354 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
- ^ a b America Votes 10, p. 251.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1973, pp. 644–645.
- ^ a b c "Four Republicans in Hot Contest for U.S. Senate". Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 11, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1973, p. 644.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
- ^ America Votes 10, p. 245.
- ^ "NH US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Manual for the General Court 1973, p. 854.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 4, 2015 – via Clerk.house.gov.
Bibliography
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Stark, Robert L., ed. (1973). Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire. Vol. 43. Concord, NH: Department of State, New Hampshire.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1973). America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
