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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Grafton 1

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

R. Shep Melnick (D), Ira E. Allen (R) and Kathleen Ward (R) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
R. Shep MelnickDemocrat · winner
21.9%1,219
Ira E. AllenRepublican · winner
20.3%1,127
Kathleen WardRepublican · winner
19.2%1,068
John H. TiltonRepublican · incumbent
18.8%1,043
10.5%581
9.3%519
5,557 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+23.51972D+7.81974R+27.81976R+8.81978

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