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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Ralph L. Blake (R), John Hoar Jr. (R) and Robert C. Erler (R) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Ralph L. BlakeRepublican · winner
23.0%1,705
John Hoar Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
21.1%1,566
Robert C. ErlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.0%1,484
13.5%1,003
12.4%917
10.0%740
7,415 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+5.91972R+5.31974R+19.31976R+12.71978R+23.41980

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