1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New Hampshire House District 617
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Mark E. Manus (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Francis Jelley (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark E. ManusRepublican · winner
52.6%409
Francis JelleyDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%369
778 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET