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1970Final results

1970 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Harry V. Spanos (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Bennett (R) by 0.7 points.

Harry V. SpanosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,454
BennettRepublican
49.7%4,395
8,849 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

EvenD+14.51972R+7.81974R+20.71976R+2.81980Even1982R+12.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET