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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 7

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Eleanor M. Anderson (R), Louise Petit Roberts (D), Edward F. Allgeyer (R) and Samuel D. Clark (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Eleanor M. AndersonRepublican · winner
13.5%1,509
Louise Petit RobertsDemocrat · winner
13.3%1,483
Edward F. AllgeyerRepublican · winner
13.2%1,478
Samuel D. ClarkDemocrat · winner
13.1%1,461
Edgar BelleroseDemocrat · incumbent
12.6%1,409
Michael L. SklarinRepublican
11.8%1,317
Pauline L. RainvilleDemocrat
11.5%1,282
Walter W. WhiteRepublican
11.0%1,226
11,165 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+2.41982R+6.41984D+11.51986

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

The candidates

Eleanor M. Anderson (R)Louise Petit Roberts (D)Edward F. Allgeyer (R)Samuel D. Clark (D)Edgar Bellerose (D)Michael L. Sklarin (R)Pauline L. Rainville (D)Walter W. White (R)