1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Barbara Pressly (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Audrey A. Carragher (R) by 8.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Barbara PresslyDemocrat · winner
54.2%5,244
Audrey A. CarragherRepublican
45.8%4,435
9,679 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET