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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for New Hampshire House District 614

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Burton W. Knight II (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating James F. Kinhan (R) by 1.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Burton W. Knight IIDemocrat · winner
50.7%481
James F. KinhanRepublican · incumbent
49.3%467
948 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+11.31980R+17.61982R+26.81984D+1.51986R+24.11988R+4.01990

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