1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

←  1966 November 7, 1972 1978  →

Nominee Thomas J. McIntyre Wesley Powell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,495 139,852 Percentage 56.88% 43.12%

County results McIntyre:     50–60%     60–70% Powell:     50–60%     60–70%

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 popularly 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

Democratic primary results ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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

Republican primary results ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

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

1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

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

• 1972 United States Senate elections

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 136.
2. America Votes 10, p. 251.
3. Manual for the General Court 1973, pp. 644–645.
4. "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.

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.