1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)