1986Final results
1986 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Eleanor Podles (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Murray Onigman (D) by 46.0 points.
Eleanor PodlesRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%8,006
Murray OnigmanDemocrat
27.0%2,960
10,966 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