1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Hampshire House District 716
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Frank J. Palazzo Sr. (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Ellen M. Cressy (D) by 0.9 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Frank J. Palazzo Sr.Republican · winner
50.4%2,266
Ellen M. CressyDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%2,226
4,492 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)