1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: COOS 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
6 seats: Alcide Valliere (D), Elmer H. York (D), George Lemire (D), Norman A. Brideau (D), Romeo J. Theriault (D), Yvonne Coulombe (D) won.
6 seatsAlcide ValliereDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.1%4,017
Elmer H. YorkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.0%3,979
George LemireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%3,941
Norman A. BrideauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.6%3,893
Romeo J. TheriaultDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.0%2,996
Yvonne CoulombeDemocrat · winner
10.8%2,694
Catherine M. BrungotRepublican · incumbent
8.7%2,179
Gerald W. MetayerRepublican
4.9%1,215
24,914 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Alcide Valliere (D)Elmer H. York (D)George Lemire (D)Norman A. Brideau (D)Romeo J. Theriault (D)Yvonne Coulombe (D)Catherine M. Brungot (R)
Also on the ballot: Gerald W. Metayer (Republican), 4.9%