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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire Senate District 22

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Delbert F. Downing (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John H. Sununu (R) by 8.0 points.

Delbert F. DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%7,984
John H. SununuRepublican
46.0%6,800
14,784 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+66.01974D+8.01976R+16.61978R+37.41980R+37.51982R+7.71986

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