1986Final results
1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Belknap 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Barbara B. Bowler (R) won re-election with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Montembeault (D) by 8.8 points.
Barbara B. BowlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%407
Richard J. MontembeaultDemocrat
45.6%341
748 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)