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1976Final results

1976 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

James Saggiotes (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Bicknell (D) by 20.7 points.

James SaggiotesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%7,250
BicknellDemocrat
39.7%4,764
12,014 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+14.51972R+7.81974R+20.71976R+2.81980Even1982R+12.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET