1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Robert H. Day (R), William P. Boucher (R) and Rowland Schmidtchen (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsRobert H. DayRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.1%1,615
William P. BoucherRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.1%1,609
Rowland SchmidtchenRepublican · winner
17.9%1,302
Michael A. SiegelDemocrat
11.7%854
Virginia C. SaintcyrDemocrat
11.1%810
Paul G. NeedhamDemocrat
10.5%767
Barbara BrantmanLibertarian
4.6%335
7,292 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)
The candidates
Robert H. Day (R)William P. Boucher (R)Rowland Schmidtchen (R)Michael A. Siegel (D)Virginia C. Saintcyr (D)Paul G. Needham (D)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Brantman (Libertarian), 4.6%