1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

Summary

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.

1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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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

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on September 12, 1972.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

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 edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

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 edit

Results edit

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 edit

References edit

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

  • 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.