1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 4
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
David B. Packard (R) and Irene J. Shepard (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsDavid B. PackardRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.8%1,093
Irene J. ShepardRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.2%995
Robert NicholsDemocrat
22.0%806
Gail FraserDemocrat
21.0%768
3,662 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)