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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 4

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

John A. Beckett (R), Richard C. Plumer (R), Loring V. Tirrell (R) and Dudley W. Dudley (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
John A. BeckettRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.7%1,991
Richard C. PlumerRepublican · winner
14.7%1,859
Loring V. TirrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.7%1,856
Dudley W. DudleyDemocrat · winner
13.3%1,686
Frank A. Carter Jr.Republican
12.7%1,605
Robert E. CraigDemocrat
11.1%1,399
Rebecca B. W. FrostDemocrat
10.6%1,347
Quentin E. McKenney Jr.Democrat
7.2%913
12,656 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+2.51972D+3.71974R+1.51976

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

The candidates

John A. Beckett (R)Richard C. Plumer (R)Loring V. Tirrell (R)Dudley W. Dudley (D)Frank A. Carter Jr. (R)Robert E. Craig (D)Rebecca B. W. Frost (D)Quentin E. McKenney Jr. (D)