1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Patrick L. Oconnor (R), Elmer L. Johnson (R) and Dennis S. Littky (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPatrick L. OconnorRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.2%1,240
Elmer L. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.1%1,109
Dennis S. LittkyDemocrat · winner
17.6%1,078
Elizabeth LaddRepublican · incumbent
17.0%1,043
Arthur J. BoulterDemocrat
14.9%917
Adrienne PaduchakDemocrat
12.2%747
6,134 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)