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2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2008 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: COOS 2

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

4 seats: Scott Merrick (D), William Remick (R), Evalyn S. Merrick (D), Herb Richardson (R) won.

4 seats
Scott MerrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.2%2,969
William RemickRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.1%2,947
Evalyn S. MerrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.2%2,769
Herb RichardsonRepublican · winner
12.9%2,695
Tholl Jr.Republican · incumbent
12.5%2,609
11.4%2,387
Troy MernerDemocrat
11.4%2,383
Charles D. BondRepublican
10.4%2,169
20,928 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+39.21984R+2.12002R+6.82004R+0.82006D+3.02008D+7.42010

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