2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for New Hampshire House District 726
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
9 seats: Ronald J. Belanger (R), Ronald A. Giordano (R), Janeen Dalrymple (R), Michael W. Downing (D), Stephanie K. Micklon (D), Anne K. Priestley (R), James E. Holland Jr. (R), Richard T. Cooney (R), Bob McGuire (D) won.
9 seatsRonald J. BelangerRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.8%6,020
Ronald A. GiordanoRepublican · winner
7.4%5,664
Janeen DalrympleRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.1%5,449
Michael W. DowningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.9%5,306
Stephanie K. MicklonDemocrat · winner
6.5%5,041
Anne K. PriestleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.4%4,959
James E. Holland Jr.Republican · winner
6.3%4,884
Richard T. CooneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.1%4,670
Bob McGuireDemocrat · winner
6.0%4,583
Bernard J. RaynowskaRepublican · incumbent
5.8%4,468
Manning Jr.Republican
5.6%4,351
Ben HolmesRepublican
5.1%3,958
Ralph SteinDemocrat
5.1%3,931
Gene BryantDemocrat
4.7%3,592
Richard A. DonahueDemocrat
4.6%3,567
Robert J. BoucherDemocrat
4.6%3,529
James DragoDemocrat
4.0%3,045
77,017 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ronald J. Belanger (R)Ronald A. Giordano (R)Janeen Dalrymple (R)Michael W. Downing (D)Stephanie K. Micklon (D)Anne K. Priestley (R)James E. Holland Jr. (R)Richard T. Cooney (R)Bob McGuire (D)Bernard J. Raynowska (R)Manning Jr. (R)Ben Holmes (R)Ralph Stein (D)
Also on the ballot: Gene Bryant (Democrat), 4.7%; Richard A. Donahue (Democrat), 4.6%; Robert J. Boucher (Democrat), 4.6%; James Drago (Democrat), 4.0%