1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
John Hoar Jr. (R), Vera E. Goodrich (R) and Robert C. Erler (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJohn Hoar Jr.Republican · winner
23.4%1,410
Vera E. GoodrichRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.8%1,316
Robert C. ErlerRepublican · winner
20.5%1,239
Joseph J. SaintmartinDemocrat
18.2%1,100
Ernest L. BelisleDemocrat
16.0%968
6,033 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)