1972 Executive Council General Election
District 2

City/Town	J. Hayes	R. Nichols	Write-Ins	Total Votes Cast
Totals	39,136	19,088	2	58,226
Acworth	153	58	0	211
Allenstown	591	630	0	1,221
Alstead	263	144	0	407
Andover	413	167	0	580
Antrim	470	176	0	646
Barnstead	398	139	0	537
Barrington	526	240	0	766
Bennington	196	91	0	287
Boscawen	694	220	0	914
Bradford	306	86	0	392
Canterbury	311	99	0	410
Charlestown	787	517	0	1,304
Chichester	365	82	0	447
Claremont More »	2,614	2,437	0	5,051
Concord More »	8,350	2,902	1	11,253
Deerfield	401	127	0	528
Deering	155	76	0	231
Dunbarton	281	104	0	385
Epsom	493	120	0	613
Farmington	953	428	0	1,381
Francestown	250	82	0	332
Franklin More »	1,642	1,074	0	2,716
Gilmanton	394	125	0	519
Gilsum	101	72	0	173
Goshen	124	79	0	203
Hancock	463	116	0	579
Henniker	563	282	0	845
Hillsborough	769	249	0	1,018
Hopkinton	1,050	568	0	1,618
Langdon	119	36	0	155
Lee	382	205	0	587
Lempster	86	50	0	136
Loudon	444	192	0	636
Marlow	113	48	0	161
Nelson	112	48	0	160
New London	1,072	212	0	1,284
Newbury	249	90	0	339
Newport	1,355	859	0	2,214
Northfield	507	223	1	731
Northwood	532	137	0	669
Nottingham	314	114	0	428
Pembroke	1,282	654	0	1,936
Pittsfield	714	254	0	968
Rochester More »	4,050	2,891	0	6,941
Salisbury	179	61	0	240
Stoddard	98	32	0	130
Strafford	354	73	0	427
Sullivan	80	50	0	130
Surry	147	60	0	207
Sutton	229	120	0	349
Unity	99	88	0	187
Walpole	744	461	0	1,205
Warner	494	184	0	678
Washington	130	30	0	160
Weare	636	210	0	846
Webster	220	82	0	302
Westmoreland	298	129	0	427
Windsor	21	5	0	26
Totals	39,136	19,088	2	58,226