1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 9
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
William L. Yardley (R) won re-election with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Kathleen S. Claflin (D) by 28.7 points.
William L. YardleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%514
Kathleen S. ClaflinDemocrat
35.7%285
799 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)