1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire Senate District 24
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
James R. Splaine (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Lockhart (R) by 13.2 points.
James R. SplaineDemocrat · winner
56.6%5,183
Richard S. LockhartRepublican
43.4%3,977
9,160 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