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1998Final results

1998 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 1

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

William E. Leber (R) and Richard P. Brewster (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
William E. LeberRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.2%1,109
Richard P. BrewsterRepublican · winner
26.6%917
Les FentonDemocrat
24.8%855
Tim ValleyDemocrat
15.5%533
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.9%30
3,444 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+16.11992R+17.51994R+4.71996R+3.51998R+22.32000

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