1970Final results
1970 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
William J. McCarthy (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Paquette (R) by 43.9 points.
William J. McCarthyDemocrat · winner
72.0%5,087
PaquetteRepublican
28.0%1,983
7,070 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET