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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 6

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Alice Tirirrell Knight (R), Donna C. Kelly (D), Leslie C. Nixon (R), Karen K. McRae (R) and Ruth E. Gage (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Alice Tirirrell KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.6%1,798
Donna C. KellyDemocrat · winner
11.2%1,588
Leslie C. NixonRepublican · winner
11.2%1,588
Karen K. McRaeRepublican · winner
11.1%1,583
Ruth E. GageDemocrat · winner
11.0%1,566
Bruce F. HunterRepublican
10.9%1,544
George F. JonesRepublican · incumbent
9.7%1,373
Holly AbramsDemocrat
7.9%1,123
Richard BrunoDemocrat
7.7%1,091
Frederick BranchDemocrat
6.8%963
14,217 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

EvenD+1.01982R+4.61984D+0.71986R+5.91988D+2.41990

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

The candidates

Alice Tirirrell Knight (R)Donna C. Kelly (D)Leslie C. Nixon (R)Karen K. McRae (R)Ruth E. Gage (D)Bruce F. Hunter (R)George F. Jones (R)Holly Abrams (D)Richard Bruno (D)Frederick Branch (D)