1988Final results
1988 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Ralph Degnan Hough (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Bowers Jr. (D) by 19.2 points.
Ralph Degnan HoughRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%10,151
Bowers Jr.Democrat
40.4%6,878
17,029 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