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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for New Hampshire House District 817

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

2 seats: Mary E. Bernard (D), Helene Donnelly (D) won.

2 seats
Mary E. BernardDemocrat · winner
45.7%1,055
Helene DonnellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.5%795
George MaglarasRepublican · incumbent
19.8%457
2,307 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+9.21972D+25.11974D+27.01980R+17.21992D+0.81996D+5.51998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET