1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Belknap 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Wilson Mansfield (R), Esther R. Nighswander (R) and Clifford W. Birch (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsWilson MansfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.8%2,655
Esther R. NighswanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.1%2,599
Clifford W. BirchRepublican · winner
24.2%1,965
Alfred J. CaillerDemocrat
10.9%887
8,106 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)