1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 6
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Matthew H. Riley Jr. (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Arnold E. Hartling (R) by 30.5 points.
Matthew H. Riley Jr.Democrat · winner
65.3%370
Arnold E. HartlingRepublican
34.7%197
567 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)