1988Final results
1988 election for New Hampshire Senate District 4
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
George E. Freese Jr. (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Bownes (D) by 21.0 points.
George E. Freese Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
60.5%10,886
BownesDemocrat
39.5%7,103
17,989 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