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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 44

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Frances L. Riley (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond C. Buckley II (D) by 16.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Frances L. RileyRepublican · winner
58.4%4,917
Raymond C. Buckley IIDemocrat · incumbent
41.6%3,505
8,422 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+10.91984D+25.71986R+16.81988R+5.21990

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