1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Donald C. Smith Jr. (R) won re-election with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Fornwalt (D) by 51.7 points.
Donald C. Smith Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
75.9%805
Thomas S. FornwaltDemocrat
24.1%256
1,061 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)