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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Arnold B. Perkins (R), Alice Tirirrell Knight (R), Ernest W. Fletcher (R), Lois K. Messina (R) and John J. Clougherty (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Arnold B. PerkinsRepublican · winner
12.1%2,161
Alice Tirirrell KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.4%2,031
Ernest W. FletcherRepublican · winner
11.1%1,986
Lois K. MessinaRepublican · winner
10.9%1,950
John J. CloughertyDemocrat · winner
10.9%1,946
Charles W. HitchcockRepublican
9.6%1,720
Edward J. LevasseurDemocrat
8.7%1,552
Jo Ellen OrcuttDemocrat
8.7%1,550
Philip A. BenoitDemocrat
8.5%1,518
Edward J. Gleason IIIDemocrat
8.0%1,436
17,850 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

EvenD+6.21972D+0.51974D+1.41976

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Arnold B. Perkins (R)Alice Tirirrell Knight (R)Ernest W. Fletcher (R)Lois K. Messina (R)John J. Clougherty (D)Charles W. Hitchcock (R)Edward J. Levasseur (D)Jo Ellen Orcutt (D)Philip A. Benoit (D)Edward J. Gleason III (D)