2000Final results
2000 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Theodore Gatsas (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Stephen T. Destefano (D) by 6.2 points.
Theodore GatsasRepublican · winner
51.4%13,254
Stephen T. DestefanoDemocrat
45.2%11,652
Ken BlevensLibertarian
3.4%871
25,777 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