1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House District 511
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
4 seats: Salvatore P. Grasso (R), Joseph M. Silva (R), Emma B. Wheeler (R), Kenneth T. Wheeler (R) won.
4 seatsSalvatore P. GrassoRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.4%1,666
Joseph M. SilvaRepublican · winner
15.9%1,523
Emma B. WheelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.1%1,353
Kenneth T. WheelerRepublican · winner
13.2%1,265
Russell Philbrick Jr.Democrat
10.0%961
Joseph J. ShaughnessyDemocrat
9.6%922
May C. GaffneyDemocrat
8.2%788
Pierre BernasconiDemocrat
7.1%678
William H. HunscherLibertarian
3.3%311
Peter EbnerLibertarian
1.0%99
9,566 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Salvatore P. Grasso (R)Joseph M. Silva (R)Emma B. Wheeler (R)Kenneth T. Wheeler (R)Russell Philbrick Jr. (D)Joseph J. Shaughnessy (D)May C. Gaffney (D)Pierre Bernasconi (D)
Also on the ballot: William H. Hunscher (Libertarian), 3.3%; Peter Ebner (Libertarian), 1.0%