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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Frederick A. Porter (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Santinelli (D) by 45.9 points.

Frederick A. PorterRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%10,125
SantinelliDemocrat
27.0%3,750
13,875 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

EvenR+45.91972D+5.51974R+31.01976R+15.11978R+28.01980R+26.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET