1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 9
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
John O. Cate (R) and Edwin L. Waters (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJohn O. CateRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.0%979
Edwin L. WatersRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%975
Graham ChynowethDemocrat
23.1%728
I. Michael WinogradDemocrat
15.1%476
3,158 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)