1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
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  1966 November 7, 1972 1978  
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Nominee Thomas J. McIntyre Wesley Powell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote184,495139,852
Percentage56.88%43.12%

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McIntyre:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Powell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
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U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

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.

Contents

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

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) 42,461 98.37
Democratic Write-ins7021.63
Total votes43,163 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [2] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Powell 42,837 47.97
Republican Peter J. Booras19,71422.08
Republican David A. Brock16,32618.28
Republican Marshall W. Cobleigh10,10611.32
Republican Write-ins3190.36
Total votes89,302 100.00

General election

Results

1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (Incumbent) 184,495 56.88
Republican Wesley Powell 139,85243.12
NoneScattering70.00
Majority44,64313.76
Turnout 324,354
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
  2. 1 2 America Votes 10, p. 251.
  3. Manual for the General Court 1973, pp. 644–645.
  4. 1 2 3 "Four Republicans in Hot Contest for U.S. Senate". Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 11, 1972. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. Manual for the General Court 1973, p. 644.
  6. "NH US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
  8. America Votes 10, p. 245.
  9. "NH US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. Manual for the General Court 1973, p. 854.
  11. 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.

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