1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Belknap 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Marshall French (R), L. Keith Matheson (R) and Robert Lawton (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsMarshall FrenchRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.0%1,502
L. Keith MathesonRepublican · winner
22.5%1,303
Robert LawtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.3%1,114
Kenneth R. Rose Jr.Democrat
18.7%1,078
William E. ParsonsDemocrat
13.5%783
5,780 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)