1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Thomas P. Magee (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Barbara Pressly (D) by 5.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas P. MageeRepublican · winner
52.8%10,298
Barbara PresslyDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%9,193
19,491 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET