1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire Senate District 23
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Robert F. Preston (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Patten (R) by 20.7 points.
Robert F. PrestonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%7,840
PattenRepublican
39.7%5,154
12,994 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