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1978Final results

1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Clayton H. Crane (R) and Frederick T. Ernst (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Clayton H. CraneRepublican · winner
38.9%837
Frederick T. ErnstRepublican · winner
33.0%710
Wilfred W. CournoyerDemocrat
28.1%605
2,152 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

EvenR+3.11972R+0.91974R+10.01976R+8.01978R+10.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Clayton H. Crane (R)Frederick T. Ernst (R)Wilfred W. Cournoyer (D)