1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 9
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
John O. Cate (R) and Edwin L. Waters (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJohn O. CateRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.8%1,321
Edwin L. WatersRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.8%1,236
Graham ChynowethDemocrat
24.3%1,041
Theodore Gladu Jr.Democrat
16.1%691
4,289 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)