1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
William F. Kidder (R) and Arthur E. Thompson (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsWilliam F. KidderRepublican · winner
43.1%1,742
Arthur E. ThompsonRepublican · winner
32.6%1,319
Patricia McMahonDemocrat
17.3%699
Sarah H. LavigneDemocrat
7.1%286
4,046 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)