1986Final results
1986 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Sullivan 1
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Sara M. Townsend (R) and Merle W. Schotanus (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsSara M. TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.8%1,432
Merle W. SchotanusRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.5%859
Peter Hoe BurlingDemocrat
26.8%838
3,129 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)