1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Richard D. Hanson (R) and Peter M. Stio (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRichard D. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.1%1,246
Peter M. StioRepublican · winner
25.6%936
F. Alison CurlingDemocrat
25.0%914
Julie Blake WilliamsDemocrat
15.4%562
3,658 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)