1982Final results
1982 election for New Hampshire Senate District 7
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
John P. H. Chandler (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Franks (D) by 3.8 points.
John P. H. ChandlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%5,403
FranksDemocrat
48.1%5,012
10,415 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