The 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970.
Incumbent Republican Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Roger J. Crowley with 45.99% of the vote.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 8, 1970.
Democratic primary Candidates Roger J. Crowley, former State Commissioner of Resources and Economic Development Dennis J. Sullivan, Mayor of Nashua Charles F. Whittemore, former State Commissioner of Health and Welfare
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Republican primary Candidates Elmer E. Bussey, perennial candidate Walter R. Peterson Jr., incumbent Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr., publisher and unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1968
Results
General election Candidates Robert J. Crowley, Democratic Walter R. Peterson Jr., Republican Meldrim Thomson Jr., American. Having been defeated in the Republican primary, Thomson stood for George Wallace's American Party.
Results
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