1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Frederick T. Ernst (R) and Clayton H. Crane (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsFrederick T. ErnstRepublican · winner · incumbent
43.2%1,543
Clayton H. CraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.4%1,121
Wilfred W. CournoyerDemocrat
25.4%905
3,569 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)