2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 7
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Eric Anderson (R), Richard E. Kennedy (R) and John R. Swindlehurst (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsEric AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.4%5,247
Richard E. KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.9%4,597
John R. SwindlehurstRepublican · winner
16.2%4,165
Cynthia G. GunnDemocrat
15.2%3,913
George W. ChaseDemocrat · incumbent
15.0%3,843
Era K. HolmesDemocrat
11.9%3,049
Brad DorseyLibertarian
3.4%874
25,688 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Eric Anderson (R)Richard E. Kennedy (R)John R. Swindlehurst (R)Cynthia G. Gunn (D)George W. Chase (D)Era K. Holmes (D)
Also on the ballot: Brad Dorsey (Libertarian), 3.4%