1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 9
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
John O. Cate (R) and Edwin L. Waters (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJohn O. CateRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.7%1,196
Edwin L. WatersRepublican · winner
29.8%1,090
Kathryn M. CushmanDemocrat · incumbent
20.8%759
Robert D. ScarponiDemocrat
16.6%608
3,653 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)