2002Final results
2002 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Clifton Below (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Nancy Merrill (R) by 6.3 points.
Clifton BelowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%10,768
Nancy MerrillRepublican
46.9%9,498
20,266 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET