2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Barbara Conner French (D) and Beth Rodd (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsBarbara Conner FrenchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.7%1,902
Beth RoddDemocrat · winner
33.3%1,724
John J. MeaneyRepublican
26.1%1,350
Eleanor Glynn KjellmanDemocrat · incumbent
4.0%206
5,182 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)
The candidates
Barbara Conner French (D)Beth Rodd (D)John J. Meaney (R)
Also on the ballot: Eleanor Glynn Kjellman (Democrat), 4.0%