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1988 election for New Hampshire Senate District 2

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Wayne D. King (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Riba (R) by 14.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Wayne D. KingDemocrat · winner
57.1%9,771
RibaRepublican
42.9%7,338
17,114 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+49.61976R+22.41984D+14.21988D+12.41990D+3.81992R+39.21994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET