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1994 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 17

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Robert K. Wollner (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Gertrude B. Pearson (R) by 2.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Robert K. WollnerDemocrat · winner
51.4%654
Gertrude B. PearsonRepublican · incumbent
48.6%618
1,272 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+13.91992D+2.81994D+4.91996D+18.01998

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Robert K. Wollner (D)Gertrude B. Pearson (R)