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1978Final results

1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: STRAFFORD 2

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

3 seats: David L. Gosselin (R), Ronald Chagnon (D), Carroll E. Canney (R) won.

3 seats
David L. GosselinRepublican · winner
24.6%1,408
Ronald ChagnonDemocrat · winner
17.2%983
Carroll E. CanneyRepublican · winner
17.1%980
15.6%894
15.1%863
10.5%599
5,727 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

EvenR+10.21974R+25.21976R+4.61978D+3.81980R+38.21984R+7.01986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET