1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1931 presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1966 1978 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1978 November 7, 1972 150x150px File:M000486.jpg Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States) 184,495 56.88% File:Wesley Powell.jpg Wesley Powell Republican Party (United States) 139,852 43.12% x240px County results x240px Municipality results McIntyre: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0D0596 >90%Powell: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #a80000 >90%No data/vote: #808080 U.S. Senator Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. McIntyre Democratic Party (United States) 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. 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 resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 136America Votes 10 251Manual for the General Court 1973 644-645 Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 42,461 98.37 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 702 1.63 43,163 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Peter J. Booras, businessman Four Republicans in Hot Contest for U.S. Senate https://newspaperarchive.com/portsmouth-herald-sep-11-1972-p-11/ Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire September 11, 1972 11 31 May 2021 David A. Brock, former United States attorney Marshall W. Cobleigh, speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Wesley Powell, former Governor Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 136America Votes 10 251Manual for the General Court 1973 644https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=342561 NH US Senate, 1972 - R Primary Our Campaigns 31 May 2021 Wesley Powell Republican Party (United States) 42,837 47.97 Peter J. Booras Republican Party (United States) 19,714 22.08 David A. Brock Republican Party (United States) 16,326 18.28 Marshall W. Cobleigh Republican Party (United States) 10,106 11.32 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 319 0.36 89,302 100.00 General election Results 1972 United States Senate election in New HampshireCongressional Quarterly 1998 92America Votes 10 245https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6512 NH US Senate, 1972 Our Campaigns 31 May 2021Manual for the General Court 1973 854Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1972election.pdf April 4, 2015 United States Government Printing Office Clerk.house.gov Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) 184,495 56.88 Republican Party (US) Wesley Powell 139,852 43.12 None Scattering 7 0.00 44,643 13.76 324,354 Democratic Party (US) See also 1972 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Stark Robert L. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1973 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral43newh/mode/2up 43 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1973 Manual for the General Court 1973 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972 1973 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1973 https://archive.org/details/americavotes10ha00scam/mode/2up America Votes 10 1972 New Hampshire United States Senate