1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 4

Name: 1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 4
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: New Hampshire

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Ernest P. Barka (R), Kenneth L. Senter (R), Maurice W. Read (R), Charles H. Gay (R), Herbert L. Macgregor (R) and Don Gorman (R) won the district's 6 seats.

6 seats

Ernest P. BarkaRepublican · winner

12.0%2,956

Kenneth L. SenterRepublican · winner · incumbent

11.4%2,799

Maurice W. ReadRepublican · winner · incumbent

11.0%2,711

Charles H. GayRepublican · winner · incumbent

11.0%2,709

Herbert L. MacgregorRepublican · winner · incumbent

10.5%2,573

Don GormanRepublican · winner

9.4%2,299

Ann B. GrattonDemocrat

7.9%1,949

Ferne P. AdamsDemocrat · incumbent

7.4%1,828

Richard J. BeaulieuDemocrat

6.0%1,466

Michael S. MunroeDemocrat

5.0%1,222

Anthony JuchnewiczDemocrat

4.4%1,070

Clarence C. PapineauDemocrat

4.1%1,004

24,586 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)

The candidates

Ernest P. Barka (R)Kenneth L. Senter (R)Maurice W. Read (R)Charles H. Gay (R)Herbert L. Macgregor (R)Don Gorman (R)Ann B. Gratton (D)Ferne P. Adams (D)Richard J. Beaulieu (D)Michael S. Munroe (D)

Also on the ballot: Anthony Juchnewicz (Democrat), 4.4%; Clarence C. Papineau (Democrat), 4.1%