1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 New Hampshire State Senate election results, district by district
Every New Hampshire State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 24 seats
After the electionD 8 · R 16
Races24
Changed party4
Unopposed38%9 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 8 · R 16
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles D. Bond (R) | 12.9 | |
| SD-2 | Hounsell (R) | 97.0 | |
| SD-3 | Roger Heath (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | George E. Freese Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Ralph Degnan Hough (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Edward C. Dupont (R) | 24.6 | |
| SD-7 | John P. H. Chandler (R) | 26.8 | |
| SD-8 | George F. Disnard (D) | 7.9 | Flipped |
| SD-9 | Sheila Roberge (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Clesson J. Blaisdell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Jean T. White (R) | 25.5 | |
| SD-12 | Barbara Pressly (D) | 8.4 | Flipped |
| SD-13 | Mary S. Nelson (D) | 8.2 | |
| SD-14 | Rhona M. Charbonneau (R) | 27.3 | |
| SD-15 | Susan McLane (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Eleanor Podles (R) | 46.0 | |
| SD-17 | William A. Johnson (R) | 39.9 | |
| SD-18 | Robert Stephen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | William S. Bartlett Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | James R. Saintjean (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Franklin Torr (R) | 3.9 | Flipped |
| SD-22 | Joseph L. Delahunty (R) | 7.7 | |
| SD-23 | Robert F. Preston (D) | 16.5 | |
| SD-24 | Elaine Krasker (D) | 25.9 | Flipped |
New Hampshire State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner