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1988Final results

1988 election for New Hampshire House District 543

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Peter Burkush (D), William J. Desrosiers Jr. (R) and Janet G. Barry (R) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Peter BurkushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.6%1,525
William J. Desrosiers Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
19.4%1,436
Janet G. BarryRepublican · winner
17.5%1,297
14.8%1,100
14.3%1,064
13.4%997
7,419 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+1.41984R+10.71986R+8.21988D+7.91990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)