1982Final results
1982 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Eleanor Podles (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Branch (D) by 27.2 points.
Eleanor PodlesRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%7,957
BranchDemocrat
36.4%4,550
12,507 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