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1974Final results

1974 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Richard Ferdinando (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Walter Healy (D) by 3.6 points.

Richard FerdinandoRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%5,814
Walter HealyDemocrat
48.2%5,407
11,221 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+42.11972R+3.61974D+0.51976R+14.41978R+3.21980R+27.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET