1976Final results
1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Belknap 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Charles W. Beard (R), Ralph J. Morin (R), James W. Murray (R) and Michael C. Hanson (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCharles W. BeardRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.7%2,220
Ralph J. MorinRepublican · winner
17.7%2,099
James W. MurrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.8%1,873
Michael C. HansonRepublican · winner
15.2%1,800
Dallas C. PetermanDemocrat
9.8%1,160
Deborah Ann SimondsDemocrat
8.8%1,047
Nancy L. MooreDemocrat
7.7%911
Charles G. SaintclairDemocrat
6.5%769
11,879 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)