1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 7
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Philip A. Smith (R), James A. Sayer (R), Laurence N. Belair (D), Bessie M. Morrison (R), Jeanette Gelt (R) and Robert Oneil (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsPhilip A. SmithRepublican · winner
10.9%2,774
James A. SayerRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%2,660
Laurence N. BelairDemocrat · winner
10.3%2,621
Bessie M. MorrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.1%2,567
Jeanette GeltRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.6%2,443
Robert OneilDemocrat · winner
8.8%2,221
Donald E. BarronRepublican
8.7%2,200
Anne LeslieDemocrat
8.6%2,171
Anthony Decesare Jr.Democrat · incumbent
7.8%1,980
Ralph W. SmithRepublican
7.5%1,903
Claude JobinDemocrat
7.2%1,823
25,363 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)