1976Final results
1976 election for New Hampshire House District 511
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
4 seats: Cort Hanson (R), Salvatore P. Grasso (R), Roscoe N. Coburn (R), Emma B. Wheeler (R) won.
4 seatsCort HansonRepublican · winner
16.3%2,035
Salvatore P. GrassoRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.2%2,025
Roscoe N. CoburnRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.1%1,882
Emma B. WheelerRepublican · winner
14.9%1,865
May C. GaffneyDemocrat
9.0%1,125
John P. LordenDemocrat
8.6%1,078
Joseph E. HoranDemocrat
8.2%1,021
John J. MeehanDemocrat
7.7%961
Louise GaleIndependent
2.3%285
Harlan E. Burns Jr.Republican
1.6%199
12,476 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Cort Hanson (R)Salvatore P. Grasso (R)Roscoe N. Coburn (R)Emma B. Wheeler (R)May C. Gaffney (D)John P. Lorden (D)Joseph E. Horan (D)John J. Meehan (D)
Also on the ballot: Louise Gale (Independent), 2.3%; Harlan E. Burns Jr. (Republican), 1.6%