1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 1972 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1970 1974 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1974 November 7, 1972 File:Meldrim Thomson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Meldrim Thomson Republican Party (United States) 133,702 41.38% 3x4.svg Roger J. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 126,107 39.03% 3x4.svg Malcolm McLane Independent (politician) 63,199 19.56% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Thomson: #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% #0D0596 >90%McLane: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #555555 80–90%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. was defeated for renomination in the Republican primary. Republican nominee Meldrim Thomson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Roger J. Crowley with 41.38% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 12, 1972. Democratic primary Candidates Carmen C. Chimento Roger J. Crowley, Democratic nominee for governor in 1970 Robert E. Raiche, state representative Conservative joins New Hampshire race https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/22/archives/conservative-joins-new-hampshire-race.html New York Times New York, NY 32 22 March 1972 10 May 2020 Results Democratic primary resultsManual for the General Court 1973 644Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 10 251https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=560350 NH Governor, 1972 - D Primary Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Roger J. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 29,326 61.37 Robert E. Raiche Democratic Party (United States) 16,216 33.94 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,298 2.72 Carmen C. Chimento Democratic Party (United States) 943 1.97 47,783 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Elmer E. Bussey, perennial candidate Lucien R. Doucet James Koromilas, state senator Walter R. Peterson Jr., incumbent governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., American Independent Party candidate for governor in 1970 Results Republican primary resultsManual for the General Court 1973 644Congressional Quarterly 1998 128America Votes 10 251https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382609 NH Governor, 1972 - R Primary Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Meldrim Thomson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 43,611 47.89 Walter R. Peterson Jr. (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 41,252 45.30 James Koromilas Republican Party (United States) 3,975 4.37 Elmer E. Bussey Republican Party (United States) 852 0.94 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 831 0.91 Lucien R. Doucet Republican Party (United States) 538 0.59 91,059 100.00 General election Candidates Robert J. Crowley, Democratic Malcolm McLane, Independent, mayor of ConcordReinhold Robert 13 October 1972 The 1972 Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/13/archives/2-conservatives-vie-in-new-hampshire.html New York Times New York, NY 20 10 May 2020 Meldrim Thomson Jr., Republican Results 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial electionManual for the General Court 1973 854Congressional Quarterly 1998 68America Votes 10 245https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174355 NH Governor, 1972 Our Campaigns 10 May 2020 Republican Party (United States) Meldrim Thomson Jr. 133,702 41.38% Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Crowley 126,107 39.03% Independent (politician) Malcolm McLane 63,199 19.56% Write-in Scattering 94 0.32% 7,595 2.35% 323,102 100.00% 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 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 Gubernatorial