1976 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 1976 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1976 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1974 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1974 1978 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1978 November 2, 1976 File:Meldrim Thomson (cropped).jpg Meldrim Thomson Republican Party (United States) 197,589 57.66% 3x4.svg 150x150px Harry V. Spanos Democratic Party (United States) 145,015 42.32% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Thomson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Spanos: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1976 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Harry V. Spanos with 57.66% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 14, 1976. Democratic primary Candidates Carmen C. Chimento, American Independent Party candidate for the 1974 and 1975 United States Senate elections in New Hampshire James A. Connor, former county attorney for Hillsborough County Hugh J. Gallen, State Representativehttps://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-j-gallen/ Gov. Hugh J. Gallen www.nga.gov National Governors Association 24 April 2020 Harry V. Spanos, former State Senator Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=418541 NH Governor, 1976 - D Primary Our Campaigns 24 April 2020Manual for the General Court 1977 320Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 12 247 Harry V. Spanos Democratic Party (United States) 21,589 40.26 James A. Connor Democratic Party (United States) 15,758 29.39 Hugh J. Gallen Democratic Party (United States) 13,629 25.42 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,406 2.63 Carmen C. Chimento Democratic Party (United States) 1,242 2.32 53,624 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Ralph Brewster Meldrim Thomson Jr., incumbent Governor Gerald J. Zeiller, former staffer to Senators Styles Bridges and Norris CottonLydon Christopher 12 September 1976 Vermont Governor in Close Democratic Senate Race As 4 New England States Hold Primaries Tuesday https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/12/archives/vermont-governor-in-close-democratic-senate-race-as-4-new-england.html New York Times New York, NY 24 April 2020 Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382611 NH Governor, 1976 - R Primary Our Campaigns 24 April 2020Manual for the General Court 1977 320Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 12 247 Meldrim Thomson Jr. (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 52,968 64.26 Gerald J. Zeiller Republican Party (United States) 26,728 32.43 Ralph W. Brewster Republican Party (United States) 2,257 2.74 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 471 0.57 82,424 100.00 General election Candidates Harry Spanos, Democratic Meldrim Thomson, Republican Results 1976 New Hampshire gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174357 NH Governor, 1976 Our Campaigns 24 April 2020Manual for the General Court 1977 567Congressional Quarterly 1998 68America Votes 12 240 Republican Party (United States) Meldrim Thomson Jr. (incumbent) 197,589 57.66% Democratic Party (United States) Harry V. Spanos 145,015 42.32% Write-in Scattering 65 0.02% 52,574 15.34% 342,669 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Kelley Edward C. Manual for the General Court of New Hampshire 1977 https://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral45newh/page/n5/mode/2up 45 Concord, NH Department of State, New Hampshire 1977 Manual for the General Court 1977 Scammon Richard M. McGillivray Alice V. America Votes 12: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1976 Washington, D.C. Elections Research Center 1977 America Votes 12 1976 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Category:November 1976 in the United States