2002Final results
2002 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 26
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Edwin O. Smith (R), Irene A. Pratt (D), Henry A. L. Parkhurst (D), McKim W. Mitchell (D) and Barbara Hull Richardson (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsEdwin O. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.3%2,249
Irene A. PrattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%2,142
Henry A. L. ParkhurstDemocrat · winner
10.7%2,116
McKim W. MitchellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%2,110
Barbara Hull RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%1,925
Harold C. NowillRepublican
9.2%1,818
Rick JohnstonRepublican
8.9%1,769
Don HolmquistRepublican
8.7%1,718
Mike MulliganDemocrat
8.6%1,708
Michael W. DevlinRepublican
8.2%1,624
Dianna Ruth MichelsonIndependent
1.7%340
Roy KendelIndependent
1.5%300
19,819 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Edwin O. Smith (R)Irene A. Pratt (D)Henry A. L. Parkhurst (D)McKim W. Mitchell (D)Barbara Hull Richardson (D)Harold C. Nowill (R)Rick Johnston (R)Don Holmquist (R)Mike Mulligan (D)Michael W. Devlin (R)
Also on the ballot: Dianna Ruth Michelson (Independent), 1.7%; Roy Kendel (Independent), 1.5%