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. 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.
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County results McIntyre: 50–60% 60–70% Powell: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 12, 1972.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) | 42,461 | 98.37 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 702 | 1.63 | |
Total votes | 43,163 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |