1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: SULLIVAN 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
George A. Barrus (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Chase (Ind) by 19.3 points.
George A. BarrusRepublican · winner
50.3%383
Donald R. ChaseIndependent · incumbent
31.0%236
Frank N. AckermanDemocrat
18.7%142
761 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET