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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Robert W. Wheeler (D), Jo Ellen Orcutt (D), Arnold B. Perkins (R), Aime H. Paradis (R) and Barry C. Morgrage (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Robert W. WheelerDemocrat · winner
10.9%1,569
Jo Ellen OrcuttDemocrat · winner
10.9%1,565
Arnold B. PerkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%1,515
Aime H. ParadisRepublican · winner
10.5%1,507
Barry C. MorgrageDemocrat · winner
10.0%1,436
Alice Tirirrell KnightRepublican · incumbent
9.9%1,421
Antonio J. Roy Jr.Republican
9.7%1,392
Armand A. ArchambaultDemocrat
9.7%1,388
Karen K. McRaeRepublican
9.5%1,362
David AsgardDemocrat
8.5%1,226
14,381 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+6.21972D+0.51974D+1.41976D+1.21978

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

The candidates

Robert W. Wheeler (D)Jo Ellen Orcutt (D)Arnold B. Perkins (R)Aime H. Paradis (R)Barry C. Morgrage (D)Alice Tirirrell Knight (R)Antonio J. Roy Jr. (R)Armand A. Archambault (D)Karen K. McRae (R)David Asgard (D)