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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 7

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Mark M. Bodi (D), Robert E. Plourde (D), Edgar Bellerose (D) and Ovila Gamache (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Mark M. BodiDemocrat · winner
15.4%2,095
Robert E. PlourdeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.4%1,963
Edgar BelleroseDemocrat · winner
14.2%1,940
Ovila GamacheDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.0%1,642
Patricia BonenfantRepublican
11.6%1,586
Erwin A. ChaseRepublican
11.6%1,586
Phyllis Kimball LavalleeRepublican
10.7%1,462
Bonnie B. BradyRepublican
10.1%1,374
13,648 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+3.51972D+1.61974D+1.71976D+1.21978R+3.81980

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

The candidates

Mark M. Bodi (D)Robert E. Plourde (D)Edgar Bellerose (D)Ovila Gamache (D)Patricia Bonenfant (R)Erwin A. Chase (R)Phyllis Kimball Lavallee (R)Bonnie B. Brady (R)