1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Ruth H. Dawson (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating F. Everett McIntire (D) by 7.3 points.
Ruth H. DawsonRepublican · winner
53.7%396
F. Everett McIntireDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%342
738 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)