1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 4
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Janet Wall (D), Katherine Wells Wheeler (D), Wayne M. Burton (D), Amanda A. Merrill (D), Leo J. Spencer (D) and W. Kent Martling (R) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsJanet WallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%3,125
Katherine Wells WheelerDemocrat · winner
9.5%2,865
Wayne M. BurtonDemocrat · winner
9.0%2,704
Amanda A. MerrillDemocrat · winner
8.8%2,638
Leo J. SpencerDemocrat · winner
8.7%2,620
W. Kent MartlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.5%2,547
Robert E. WilsonRepublican · incumbent
8.4%2,522
Francis E. RobinsonRepublican · incumbent
8.0%2,414
James C. ChamberlinRepublican · incumbent
7.9%2,382
Robert CaronRepublican
7.6%2,287
Brooks MarshallDemocrat
7.2%2,180
Thomas P. SawyerRepublican
6.1%1,846
30,130 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)