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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 7

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

John B. Goff (D), Robert E. Plourde (D), George E. Gordon III (R) and Ovila Gamache (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
John B. GoffDemocrat · winner
15.9%2,036
Robert E. PlourdeDemocrat · winner
15.7%2,013
George E. Gordon IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.6%2,000
Ovila GamacheDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.5%1,595
Florence K. ParkerRepublican
11.6%1,488
Madeline AnnisRepublican
10.0%1,281
Bruce R. MatavaDemocrat
9.7%1,236
Waymond H. FischerRepublican
8.9%1,135
12,784 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+3.51972D+1.61974D+1.71976

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

The candidates

John B. Goff (D)Robert E. Plourde (D)George E. Gordon III (R)Ovila Gamache (D)Florence K. Parker (R)Madeline Annis (R)Bruce R. Matava (D)Waymond H. Fischer (R)