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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Richard Ferdinando (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Murray Onigman (D) by 42.1 points.

Richard FerdinandoRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%10,407
28.9%4,237
14,644 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+42.11972R+3.61974D+0.51976R+14.41978R+3.21980R+27.21982

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