1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New Hampshire House District 716
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Ellen M. Cressy (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Benjamin E. Moore (R) by 13.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ellen M. CressyDemocrat · winner
56.9%1,665
Benjamin E. MooreRepublican · incumbent
43.1%1,262
2,927 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