1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: SULLIVAN 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Edmund R. Belak Jr. (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating George A. Barrus (R) by 22.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edmund R. Belak Jr.Democrat · winner
61.3%331
George A. BarrusRepublican · incumbent
38.7%209
540 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET