2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 34
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Barbara Conner French (D), David P. Currier (R), Christine C. Hamm (D), J. D. Colcord (R), Derek Owen (D) and Richard E. Kennedy (R) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsBarbara Conner FrenchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%4,393
David P. CurrierRepublican · winner
9.4%4,254
Christine C. HammDemocrat · winner
9.3%4,211
J. D. ColcordRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.0%4,104
Derek OwenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.6%3,921
Richard E. KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.4%3,831
Beth RoddDemocrat · incumbent
8.4%3,822
Steven ReddyRepublican
8.1%3,686
Steve WinterRepublican · incumbent
8.0%3,634
George W. ChaseDemocrat
7.7%3,510
Eleanor Glynn KjellmanDemocrat
7.0%3,187
Richard A. WennerbergRepublican
4.3%1,951
Brad DorseyLibertarian
2.2%983
45,487 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Barbara Conner French (D)David P. Currier (R)Christine C. Hamm (D)J. D. Colcord (R)Derek Owen (D)Richard E. Kennedy (R)Beth Rodd (D)Steven Reddy (R)Steve Winter (R)George W. Chase (D)Eleanor Glynn Kjellman (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard A. Wennerberg (Republican), 4.3%; Brad Dorsey (Libertarian), 2.2%