1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 44
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
David L. Gelinas (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Sirois (R) by 25.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
David L. GelinasDemocrat · winner
62.8%3,114
Joseph R. SiroisRepublican
37.2%1,841
4,955 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)