1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 1970 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1968 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:GWRPeterson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 102,298 45.99% 3x4.svg Roger J. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 98,098 44.10% File:Meldrim Thomson (cropped).jpg Meldrim Thomson American Party (1969) 22,033 9.91% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Peterson: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Crowley: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Thomson: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Roger J. Crowley with 45.99% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970. Democratic primary Candidates Roger J. Crowley, former State Commissioner of Resources and Economic Development New Hampshire Governor Has Lead Over His G.O.P. Opponent https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/09/archives/new-hampshire-governor-has-lead-over-his-gop-opponent.html New York Times New York, NY 9 September 1970 10 May 2020 Dennis J. Sullivan, Mayor of Nashua Charles F. Whittemore, former State Commissioner of Health and Welfare Results Democratic primary resultsManual for the General Court 1971 304Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 9 215https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=759639 NH Governor, 1970 - D Primary Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Roger J. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 17,089 47.48 Charles F. Whittemore Democratic Party (United States) 13,354 37.10 Dennis J. Sullivan Democratic Party (United States) 4,747 13.19 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 804 2.23 35,994 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Elmer E. Bussey, perennial candidate Walter R. Peterson Jr., incumbent Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., publisher and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1968 Results Republican primary resultsManual for the General Court 1971 304Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 9 215https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382608 NH Governor, 1970 - R Primary Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Walter R. Peterson Jr. (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 43,667 50.87 Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 41,392 48.22 Elmer E. Bussey Republican Party (United States) 612 0.71 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 162 0.19 85,833 100.00 General election Candidates Robert J. Crowley, Democratic Walter R. Peterson Jr., Republican Meldrim Thomson Jr., American. Having been defeated in the Republican primary, Thomson stood for George Wallace's American Party. Thomson Joins Presidential Race https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/01/archives/thomson-joins-presidential-race.html New York Times New York, NY 1 November 1979 16 10 May 2020 Bernotas Adolphe V. Former Gov. Thomson dead at 89 https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20010420/News/304209982 Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, NH 20 April 2001 10 May 2020 Results 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial electionManual for the General Court 1971 456Congressional Quarterly 1998 68America Votes 9 211https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174354 NH Governor, 1970 Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Republican Party (United States) Walter R. Peterson Jr. (incumbent) 102,298 45.99% Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Crowley 98,098 44.10% American Party (1969) Meldrim Thomson Jr. 22,033 9.91% Write-in Scattering 12 0.01% 4,200 1.89% 222,441 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Stark Robert L. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1971 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral42newh/mode/2up 42 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1971 Manual for the General Court 1971 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 9: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1970 1972 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 9780871870339 1972 https://archive.org/details/americavotes919700scam/mode/2up America Votes 9 1970 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Category:November 1970 elections in the United States