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1998Final results

1998 election for New Hampshire House District 511

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Hal Melcher (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Glen Bachelder (R) by 31.3 points.

Hal MelcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%706
Glen BachelderRepublican
34.3%369
1,075 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+6.31992D+0.91994D+14.71996D+31.31998D+17.52000R+10.32004

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