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2002 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Grafton 17

Name: 2002 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Grafton 17
Start: 2002-11-05
Location: New Hampshire

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Sharon L. Nordgren (D), Nancy Scovner (D), Hilda Weyl Sokol (D), Bernard Benn (D), Ruth Bleyler (D), Pete Solomon (D) and Estelle Diamond (D) won the district's 7 seats.

7 seats

Sharon L. NordgrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

9.1%4,782

Nancy ScovnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent

9.0%4,715

Hilda Weyl SokolDemocrat · winner · incumbent

8.7%4,546

Bernard BennDemocrat · winner

8.6%4,494

Ruth BleylerDemocrat · winner

8.5%4,457

Pete SolomonDemocrat · winner

8.5%4,454

Estelle DiamondDemocrat · winner

8.2%4,321

Paul MirskiRepublican · incumbent

6.1%3,195

Scott BorthwickRepublican

5.9%3,105

Charles E. SovaRepublican · incumbent

5.8%3,025

Lynne LangholzRepublican

5.6%2,951

Robert Rice EstabrookRepublican

5.4%2,850

William PickenRepublican

5.4%2,818

Thomas W. TonerRepublican

5.3%2,770

52,483 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Sharon L. Nordgren (D)Nancy Scovner (D)Hilda Weyl Sokol (D)Bernard Benn (D)Ruth Bleyler (D)Pete Solomon (D)Estelle Diamond (D)Paul Mirski (R)Scott Borthwick (R)Charles E. Sova (R)Lynne Langholz (R)Robert Rice Estabrook (R)William Picken (R)Thomas W. Toner (R)