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1986Final results

1986 election for New Hampshire Senate District 7

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

John P. H. Chandler (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Delay (D) by 26.8 points.

John P. H. ChandlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,868
36.6%3,384
9,252 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+9.91980R+3.81982R+17.11984R+26.81986R+28.61988R+23.01992

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