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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for New Hampshire House District 526

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

J. Henry Montplaisir (R), Francis Murphy (R), Robert J. Favreau (R) and Catherineann Day (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
J. Henry MontplaisirRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.0%1,261
Francis MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.9%1,253
Robert J. FavreauRepublican · winner
13.1%1,185
Catherineann DayDemocrat · winner
13.0%1,168
Gerald J. BarrettDemocrat
12.6%1,135
Elmer A. Ackerson Sr.Republican · incumbent
12.3%1,105
William D. Garamella Jr.Democrat
11.3%1,022
J. Francis WilcoxDemocrat
9.8%888
9,017 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

EvenR+1.91972R+2.21974D+1.61976R+2.21978

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

The candidates

J. Henry Montplaisir (R)Francis Murphy (R)Robert J. Favreau (R)Catherineann Day (D)Gerald J. Barrett (D)Elmer A. Ackerson Sr. (R)William D. Garamella Jr. (D)J. Francis Wilcox (D)