1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire Senate District 22
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Delbert F. Downing (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Earle L. Soule (R) by 5.7 points.
Delbert F. DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%7,084
Earle L. SouleRepublican
47.2%6,324
13,408 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