1976Final results
1976 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
William E. Sanborn (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Shea (D) by 11.2 points.
William E. SanbornRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%7,114
SheaDemocrat
44.4%5,681
12,797 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET