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1974 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

James Saggiotes (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Laramie (D) by 7.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James SaggiotesRepublican · winner
53.9%4,509
LaramieDemocrat
46.1%3,853
8,363 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+14.51972R+7.81974R+20.71976R+2.81980Even1982R+12.11984

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