1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New Hampshire House District 526
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
4 seats: Catherineann Day (D), Richard F. Ahern (D), James P. Shea (D), Paul J. Riley (R) won.
4 seatsCatherineann DayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%1,560
Richard F. AhernDemocrat · winner
14.1%1,467
James P. SheaDemocrat · winner
12.6%1,309
Paul J. RileyRepublican · winner
12.3%1,278
Robert J. FavreauRepublican · incumbent
12.2%1,268
John MazurRepublican
11.9%1,236
Elmer A. Ackerson Sr.Republican
11.1%1,159
Robert P. SheaDemocrat
10.9%1,140
10,417 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