1976Final results
1976 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson Jr (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Harry Spanos V. (D) by 15.3 points.
Meldrim Thomson JrRepublican · winner
57.7%197,589
Harry Spanos V.Democrat
42.3%145,015
342,604 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET