1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for New Hampshire Senate District 22
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Vesta M. Roy (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Carney (D) by 16.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Vesta M. RoyRepublican · winner
58.3%6,261
CarneyDemocrat
41.7%4,479
10,740 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