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1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 17

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Katherine D. Foster (D), Richard F. Doucette (D), Robert E. Barber Jr. (D) and David A. Pierce (R) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Katherine D. FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%4,423
Richard F. DoucetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%4,088
Robert E. Barber Jr.Democrat · winner
13.1%3,939
David A. PierceRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.8%3,824
Wayne SpearRepublican · incumbent
11.9%3,561
Lee L. BirdDemocrat
11.4%3,417
Arlayne E. PierceRepublican
11.4%3,401
Bradford ToddRepublican
11.0%3,306
29,959 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

EvenD+13.11982R+6.71984R+4.71986D+5.01988D+12.01990

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

The candidates

Katherine D. Foster (D)Richard F. Doucette (D)Robert E. Barber Jr. (D)David A. Pierce (R)Wayne Spear (R)Lee L. Bird (D)Arlayne E. Pierce (R)Bradford Todd (R)