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1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 5

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Irvin H. Gordon (R) and Stephen G. Avery (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Irvin H. GordonRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.2%1,386
Stephen G. AveryRepublican · winner
26.2%1,242
William A. RileyDemocrat · incumbent
24.7%1,169
19.9%943
4,740 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+9.41984R+3.01988D+21.81990

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