1998Final results
1998 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Michael D. Whalley (R) won re-election with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Doris C. Ballard (D) by 19.0 points.
Michael D. WhalleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%1,525
Doris C. BallardDemocrat
40.5%1,037
2,562 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)