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1986Final results

1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 2

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Howard S. Humphrey Sr. (R) won re-election with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Rachel C. Reinstein (D) by 5.2 points.

Howard S. Humphrey Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
52.6%295
47.4%266
561 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+6.21982R+5.21986R+10.71988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)