This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2026 →

1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for New Hampshire House District 516

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Betty B. Hall (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara Fried (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Betty B. HallDemocrat · winner
53.6%642
Barbara FriedRepublican · incumbent
46.4%555
1,197 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+9.51978R+7.21980R+3.91982D+7.31986D+2.41988D+11.31990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET