1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Victor J. Joos Sr. (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Ruth H. Dawson (R) by 12.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Victor J. Joos Sr.Democrat · winner
56.4%312
Ruth H. DawsonRepublican · incumbent
43.6%241
553 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)