1970Final results
1970 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 17
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Harold F. Drew (R), Richard E. Cummings (R) and Sheldon L. Barker (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsHarold F. DrewRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.0%685
Richard E. CummingsRepublican · winner
22.2%564
Sheldon L. BarkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.3%541
Gloria E. NugentDemocrat
18.2%461
Vernon K. YoungDemocrat
11.2%285
2,536 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)