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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 7

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Mark M. Bodi (D), Edgar Bellerose (D), Edward F. Allgeyer (R) and Robert E. Plourde (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Mark M. BodiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%1,618
Edgar BelleroseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.4%1,471
Edward F. AllgeyerRepublican · winner
13.0%1,325
Robert E. PlourdeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.3%1,256
Bonnie B. BradyRepublican
12.0%1,226
Louis A. SavariaRepublican
12.0%1,225
Eugene L. PelletierRepublican
11.3%1,156
Ovila GamacheDemocrat · incumbent
9.3%949
10,226 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

EvenD+3.51972D+1.61974D+1.71976D+1.21978R+3.81980

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

The candidates

Mark M. Bodi (D)Edgar Bellerose (D)Edward F. Allgeyer (R)Robert E. Plourde (D)Bonnie B. Brady (R)Louis A. Savaria (R)Eugene L. Pelletier (R)Ovila Gamache (D)