1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: STRAFFORD 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
4 seats: Anita Flynn (D), Paul J. Hamel (D), Martin P. Lussier (D), David J. Bouchard (D) won.
4 seatsAnita FlynnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%2,539
Paul J. HamelDemocrat · winner
22.5%1,904
Martin P. LussierDemocrat · winner
22.4%1,897
David J. BouchardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.3%1,888
Mary E. WhiteheadIndependent · incumbent
2.8%241
8,469 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
Anita Flynn (D)Paul J. Hamel (D)Martin P. Lussier (D)David J. Bouchard (D)
Also on the ballot: Mary E. Whitehead (Independent), 2.8%