1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
William A. Johnson (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating William E. Sanborn (R) by 2.2 points.
William A. JohnsonDemocrat · winner
51.1%5,967
William E. SanbornRepublican · incumbent
48.9%5,709
11,676 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