1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for New Hampshire Senate District 7
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Rick A. Trombly (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Amy Patenaude (R) by 3.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rick A. TromblyDemocrat · winner
51.6%6,802
Amy PatenaudeRepublican · incumbent
48.4%6,375
13,177 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET