1976Final results
1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Bernadette McNichol (R) and Richard D. Hanson (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsBernadette McNicholRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.8%1,510
Richard D. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.0%1,349
J. Willcox BrownDemocrat
20.5%864
Richard GewehrDemocrat
11.6%490
4,213 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)