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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for New Hampshire House District 514

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

6 seats: Leonard A. Smith (R), Richard E. Dolbec (R), George H. Baker (D), Gail Morrison (R), Andrew J. Polak (D), George A. Arris (R) won.

6 seats
Leonard A. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.3%2,060
Richard E. DolbecRepublican · winner
10.3%1,872
George H. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.0%1,832
Gail MorrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.9%1,807
Andrew J. PolakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%1,795
George A. ArrisRepublican · winner
8.1%1,485
Arlene K. SmallDemocrat
7.6%1,380
Doris R. DucharmeDemocrat
7.2%1,316
Shirley A. BergeronDemocrat
6.8%1,250
Erich L. ParkerRepublican
6.7%1,223
John M. BednarDemocrat · incumbent
6.6%1,203
Gilbert C. NolteRepublican
5.6%1,031
18,254 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

EvenD+0.11972D+4.11974D+1.41976R+3.71978D+2.71980R+6.21982

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

The candidates

Leonard A. Smith (R)Richard E. Dolbec (R)George H. Baker (D)Gail Morrison (R)Andrew J. Polak (D)George A. Arris (R)Arlene K. Small (D)Doris R. Ducharme (D)Shirley A. Bergeron (D)Erich L. Parker (R)John M. Bednar (D)Gilbert C. Nolte (R)