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1978Final results

1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 4

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Joan M. Schreiber (D), Everett B. Sackett (R), David G. Pine (D) and Francis E. Robinson (R) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Joan M. SchreiberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.2%1,793
Everett B. SackettRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.5%1,714
David G. PineDemocrat · winner
13.6%1,615
Francis E. RobinsonRepublican · winner
13.0%1,542
Richard S. DeweyDemocrat
12.1%1,433
Ruth Bixby HowarthRepublican
10.7%1,266
Peter J. DonahueRepublican
10.6%1,259
C. Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat
10.2%1,210
11,832 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+2.51972D+3.71974R+1.51976R+3.71978D+3.31980

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

The candidates

Joan M. Schreiber (D)Everett B. Sackett (R)David G. Pine (D)Francis E. Robinson (R)Richard S. Dewey (D)Ruth Bixby Howarth (R)Peter J. Donahue (R)C. Jeanne Shaheen (D)