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1972Final results

1972 election for New Hampshire Senate District 2

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Andrew W. Poulsen (R) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Ranco (D) by 55.8 points.

Andrew W. PoulsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.9%10,977
RancoDemocrat
22.1%3,113
14,092 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+49.61976R+22.41984D+14.21988D+12.41990D+3.81992R+39.21994

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