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1982Final results

1982 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 2

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

William F. Kidder (R), Avis B. Nichols (R) and Alf E. Jacobson (R) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
William F. KidderRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.9%2,038
Avis B. NicholsRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.6%1,864
Alf E. JacobsonRepublican · winner
23.5%1,855
10.1%800
Sally BaileyDemocrat
10.1%796
6.7%529
7,882 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

EvenR+39.71982R+32.81984R+37.51988

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