1986Final results
1986 election for New Hampshire House District 723
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
6 seats: William P. Boucher (R), Betsy McKinney (R), Rowland Schmidtchen (R), Matthew M. Sochalski (R), Gordon R. Arnold (R), David B. Wright (R) won.
6 seatsWilliam P. BoucherRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.0%1,881
Betsy McKinneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.7%1,823
Rowland SchmidtchenRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.6%1,807
Matthew M. SochalskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.5%1,796
Gordon R. ArnoldRepublican · winner
10.6%1,650
David B. WrightRepublican · winner
10.4%1,633
Lisa I. WhittemoreDemocrat
7.4%1,161
Virginia C. SaintcyrDemocrat
6.3%984
Roy A. ArsenaultDemocrat
4.9%765
Bruce L. MackayDemocrat
4.8%749
Murilyn M. MackayDemocrat
4.6%725
Jay L. HodesDemocrat
4.2%660
15,634 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
The candidates
William P. Boucher (R)Betsy McKinney (R)Rowland Schmidtchen (R)Matthew M. Sochalski (R)Gordon R. Arnold (R)David B. Wright (R)Lisa I. Whittemore (D)Virginia C. Saintcyr (D)
Also on the ballot: Roy A. Arsenault (Democrat), 4.9%; Bruce L. Mackay (Democrat), 4.8%; Murilyn M. Mackay (Democrat), 4.6%; Jay L. Hodes (Democrat), 4.2%