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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for New Hampshire House District 534

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

4 seats: James A. Sweeney Jr. (D), Doris T. Lynch (D), Robert H. Gillmore (R), Lou Dallesandro (R) won.

4 seats
James A. Sweeney Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
23.1%2,749
Doris T. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%2,390
Robert H. GillmoreRepublican · winner
17.6%2,091
Lou DallesandroRepublican · winner
16.1%1,915
James P. OconnorDemocrat · incumbent
12.2%1,453
Gerard H. BelangerDemocrat · incumbent
10.8%1,282
11,880 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+13.71972D+2.71974D+7.01976D+1.11978R+1.61980D+27.51982

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