1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Kenneth E. Stockman (R) and Ashton E. Welch (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsKenneth E. StockmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
40.7%1,482
Ashton E. WelchRepublican · winner
29.1%1,060
Rhonda Decato SanbornDemocrat
15.2%553
L. Parkhurst EstabrookDemocrat
14.9%543
3,638 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)