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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Aime H. Paradis (R), Alice Tirirrell Knight (R), Arnold B. Perkins (R), Robert W. Wheeler (D) and Jo Ellen Orcutt (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Aime H. ParadisRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.0%2,068
Alice Tirirrell KnightRepublican · winner
10.9%2,054
Arnold B. PerkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%2,035
Robert W. WheelerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%2,017
Jo Ellen OrcuttDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%1,957
William E. CharteRepublican
10.1%1,904
Roland H. LariviereRepublican
9.8%1,835
Armand A. ArchambaultDemocrat
9.1%1,716
Claire E. GouletteDemocrat
8.7%1,639
Sylvio A. JodoinDemocrat
8.3%1,554
18,779 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

EvenD+6.21972D+0.51974D+1.41976D+1.21978D+2.51980

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

The candidates

Aime H. Paradis (R)Alice Tirirrell Knight (R)Arnold B. Perkins (R)Robert W. Wheeler (D)Jo Ellen Orcutt (D)William E. Charte (R)Roland H. Lariviere (R)Armand A. Archambault (D)Claire E. Goulette (D)Sylvio A. Jodoin (D)