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1976 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1976 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Meldrim Thomson won the 1976 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Meldrim Thomson received 197,589 popular votes (57.66%). The main challenger was Harry V. Spanos (42.32%).

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

Thomson +15.3 pts · won by 52,574 votes
Meldrim ThomsonRepublicanWINNER57.66%
197,589 votes
Harry V. SpanosDemocratic42.32%
145,015 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.