1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Elmer L. Johnson (R), Patrick L. Oconnor (R) and Elizabeth Ladd (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsElmer L. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.6%790
Patrick L. OconnorRepublican · winner
19.0%728
Elizabeth LaddRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.6%710
William H. FaucherDemocrat · incumbent
15.4%588
Adrienne PaduchakDemocrat
13.2%506
James M. DavisDemocrat
13.2%504
3,826 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)