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1986Final results

1986 election for New Hampshire Senate District 2

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Hounsell (R) won with 98.5% of the vote, defeating Taffe (Oth) by 97.0 points.

HounsellRepublican · winner · incumbent
98.5%8,085
TaffeOther party
1.5%123
8,208 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+49.61976R+22.41984D+14.21988D+12.41990D+3.81992R+39.21994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET