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1982Final results

1982 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 17

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Robert E. Barber Jr. (D) and William H. Kennedy (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Robert E. Barber Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
48.0%5,176
William H. KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.4%3,174
Floyd A. KohlRepublican
22.6%2,440
10,790 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+13.11982R+6.71984R+4.71986

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)