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1992Final results

1992 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Eleanor Podles (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Machos (D) by 18.6 points.

Eleanor PodlesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%12,685
MachosDemocrat
38.4%8,542
IvesIndependent
4.6%1,029
22,256 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+46.01986R+45.11988R+31.71990R+18.61992R+39.71994Even1998

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

The candidates

Eleanor Podles (R)Machos (D)

Also on the ballot: Ives (Independent), 4.6%