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1974Final results

1974 election for New Hampshire House District 414

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Ralph Degnan Hough (R), Joanne L. Symons (D), Bruce C. Townsend (R), James L. Logan (R) and Roger M. Duhaime (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Ralph Degnan HoughRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.9%1,465
Joanne L. SymonsDemocrat · winner
11.8%1,242
Bruce C. TownsendRepublican · winner
11.8%1,241
James L. LoganRepublican · winner
10.5%1,103
Roger M. DuhaimeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%1,097
Stephen C. ColeRepublican
10.2%1,079
Laurence W. Howard Sr.Republican
9.1%960
Jean LightfootDemocrat
9.1%954
Alphonse J. Thibodeau Sr.Democrat
6.6%696
Henry J. GallienDemocrat
6.6%695
10,532 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+0.31972D+0.81974R+1.31976R+8.51978

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

The candidates

Ralph Degnan Hough (R)Joanne L. Symons (D)Bruce C. Townsend (R)James L. Logan (R)Roger M. Duhaime (D)Stephen C. Cole (R)Laurence W. Howard Sr. (R)Jean Lightfoot (D)Alphonse J. Thibodeau Sr. (D)Henry J. Gallien (D)