1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 15
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Kendall W. Lane (R), Robert Eisengrein (D) and Robert E. Barber Jr. (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsKendall W. LaneRepublican · winner
19.5%1,404
Robert EisengreinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.2%1,307
Robert E. Barber Jr.Democrat · winner
17.3%1,243
Floyd A. KohlRepublican
15.3%1,102
Stuart V. NimsDemocrat · incumbent
15.2%1,091
Thelma F. MatherRepublican
14.6%1,048
7,195 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)