1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
George F. Disnard (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Charles Puksta (R) by 7.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George F. DisnardDemocrat · winner
53.9%5,629
Charles PukstaRepublican
46.1%4,809
10,438 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