1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 15
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Stuart V. Nims (D), Katherine K. Barrett (R) and Elmer H. Close (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsStuart V. NimsDemocrat · winner
31.8%1,829
Katherine K. BarrettRepublican · winner
26.7%1,536
Elmer H. CloseRepublican · winner
23.6%1,361
Peter S. EspiefsDemocrat
17.9%1,032
5,758 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)