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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 3

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

John P. H. Chandler (R) and Susan W. Pelton (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
John P. H. ChandlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.5%1,145
Susan W. PeltonDemocrat · winner
23.6%831
Rebecca L. CourserRepublican
18.0%633
R. Bruce SnairDemocrat
14.1%497
Fred CreedOther party
11.8%417
3,523 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+32.01972R+29.91974D+13.51976D+2.01978R+10.11980

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

The candidates

John P. H. Chandler (R)Susan W. Pelton (D)Rebecca L. Courser (R)R. Bruce Snair (D)Fred Creed (OTH)