1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New Hampshire House District 514
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Andrew J. Polak (D), John M. Bednar (D), George H. Baker (D), John P. Quigley (D), Leonard A. Smith (R) and Gene R. Gravelle (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsAndrew J. PolakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.2%1,881
John M. BednarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.0%1,547
George H. BakerDemocrat · winner
9.6%1,486
John P. QuigleyDemocrat · winner
9.1%1,410
Leonard A. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.9%1,370
Gene R. GravelleDemocrat · winner
7.9%1,219
Norman E. LefebvreDemocrat
7.8%1,206
Susan B. BairdRepublican
7.3%1,124
Robert W. HillRepublican
6.8%1,053
Stanley N. SearlesRepublican
6.6%1,026
Erich L. ParkerRepublican
5.1%792
Gilbert C. NolteRepublican
4.4%677
Stanley AlukonisIndependent · incumbent
4.2%652
15,445 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Andrew J. Polak (D)John M. Bednar (D)George H. Baker (D)John P. Quigley (D)Leonard A. Smith (R)Gene R. Gravelle (D)Norman E. Lefebvre (D)Susan B. Baird (R)Robert W. Hill (R)Stanley N. Searles (R)Erich L. Parker (R)
Also on the ballot: Gilbert C. Nolte (Republican), 4.4%; Stanley Alukonis (Independent), 4.2%