2006Final results
2006 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Theodore Gatsas (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Backus (D) by 1.8 points.
Theodore GatsasRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%9,122
Bob BackusDemocrat
49.1%8,808
17,930 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET