1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Leo A. Provencal (D) and Monte D. Rehlander (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsLeo A. ProvencalDemocrat · winner
29.8%513
Monte D. RehlanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.0%447
Arthur J. BettezDemocrat
25.5%438
Louis A. SavariaRepublican · incumbent
18.8%323
1,721 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)