2008Final results
2008 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Carolyn M. Gargasz (R), Richard B. Drisko (R), Donald Ryder (R) and Melanie Levesque (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCarolyn M. GargaszRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.1%4,592
Richard B. DriskoRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.1%4,573
Donald RyderRepublican · winner
14.5%4,124
Melanie LevesqueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%3,897
Matthew T. JacobsRepublican
13.2%3,768
Linda A. AvardDemocrat
8.9%2,519
Art SweedDemocrat
8.8%2,505
Stephanie AshbaughDemocrat
8.7%2,485
28,463 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)