1978Final results
1978 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Ralph Degnan Hough (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Solow (D) by 18.1 points.
Ralph Degnan HoughRepublican · winner
59.0%6,362
SolowDemocrat
41.0%4,414
10,777 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