1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Grafton 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Kathleen Ward (R), Rita C. McAvoy (R) and Ira E. Allen (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsKathleen WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.9%1,762
Rita C. McAvoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.3%1,178
Ira E. AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.7%1,146
David C. SchallerDemocrat
19.0%960
5,046 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)