1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Joseph H. Deoss (R) and Richard D. Hanson (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJoseph H. DeossRepublican · winner
41.8%1,281
Richard D. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.5%1,058
J. Willcox BrownDemocrat
23.6%724
3,063 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)