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1988 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 15

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Gertrude B. Pearson (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Linda L. Stavely (D) by 8.3 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Gertrude B. PearsonRepublican · winner
54.1%982
45.9%832
1,814 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+36.21982R+8.31988

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