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1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 6

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

William R. Matson (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Gordon R. Davis (R) by 17.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

William R. MatsonDemocrat · winner
58.8%416
Gordon R. DavisRepublican
41.2%291
707 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

EvenR+8.91974D+17.71976D+50.11980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)