1972Final results
1972 election for New Hampshire Senate District 23
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Robert F. Preston (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Burnham (R) by 3.6 points.
Robert F. PrestonDemocrat · winner
51.8%7,507
BurnhamRepublican
48.2%6,991
14,499 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