1970Final results
1970 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Howard C. Townsend (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Hays (D) by 32.5 points.
Howard C. TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%4,747
HaysDemocrat
33.8%2,419
7,166 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