1988Final results
1988 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
William A. Johnson (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Butler (D) by 42.1 points.
William A. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%13,096
ButlerDemocrat
28.9%5,330
18,426 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