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1986Final results

1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 1

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Warren J. Swope (R) and Timothy Bates (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Warren J. SwopeRepublican · winner
32.8%713
Timothy BatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%632
Virginia M. BanksDemocrat
23.4%507
Barbara J. BentonDemocrat
14.7%319
2,171 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+3.01982D+1.51984R+11.01986R+13.21988R+12.81990

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

The candidates

Warren J. Swope (R)Timothy Bates (R)Virginia M. Banks (D)Barbara J. Benton (D)