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1974 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Meldrim Thomson won the 1974 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Meldrim Thomson received 115,933 popular votes (51.15%). The main challenger was Richard W. Leonard (48.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomson and Leonard

Thomson +2.4 pts · won by 5,342 votes
Meldrim ThomsonRepublicanWINNER51.15%
115,933 votes
Richard W. LeonardDemocratic48.79%
110,591 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.