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1974Final results

1974 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

William E. Sanborn (R) won re-election with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis (D) by 2.9 points.

William E. SanbornRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%4,738
DennisDemocrat
48.5%4,467
9,206 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+17.81972R+2.91974R+11.21976R+20.11978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)