1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
David M. Perry (R) and Margaret Ramsay (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsDavid M. PerryRepublican · winner
31.2%1,191
Margaret RamsayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.5%971
Peter PoanessaRepublican · incumbent
23.6%899
Diane N. DelioDemocrat
19.8%754
3,815 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)