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1970Final results

1970 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 4

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Loring V. Tirrell (R), John A. Beckett (R), Shirley M. Clark (R) and Alexander Cochrane (R) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Loring V. TirrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.2%1,145
John A. BeckettRepublican · winner
16.0%1,130
Shirley M. ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.6%1,107
Alexander CochraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.3%942
John F. CoughlinDemocrat
11.8%832
Rebecca B. W. LongDemocrat
10.3%731
Robert E. CraigDemocrat
8.9%629
Lawrence W. OconnellDemocrat
7.9%558
7,074 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

EvenR+19.51968R+6.21970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Loring V. Tirrell (R)John A. Beckett (R)Shirley M. Clark (R)Alexander Cochrane (R)John F. Coughlin (D)Rebecca B. W. Long (D)Robert E. Craig (D)Lawrence W. Oconnell (D)