2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Charles B. Yeaton (D), Margaret Porter (D), Carol McGuire (R) and Carole M. Brown (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCharles B. YeatonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%2,909
Margaret PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.9%2,673
Carol McGuireRepublican · winner
12.6%2,595
Carole M. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.4%2,551
John F. KloseRepublican
12.3%2,542
Suzanne BeauchesneDemocrat · incumbent
12.3%2,541
Dan McGuireRepublican
11.9%2,456
Benjamin E. Fontaine Jr.Republican
11.5%2,381
20,648 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)