2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Norman L. Major (R), Roger G. Wells (R), David A. Welch (R), Don Vanpatten (R), John W. Flanders Sr. (R), John B. Sedensky (R) and Melissa L. B. Lyons (D) won the district's 7 seats.
7 seatsNorman L. MajorRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.2%6,218
Roger G. WellsRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.0%5,594
David A. WelchRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.9%5,550
Don VanpattenRepublican · winner
10.4%5,281
John W. Flanders Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
9.9%5,041
John B. SedenskyRepublican · winner
9.9%5,037
Melissa L. B. LyonsDemocrat · winner
9.7%4,910
Ken WeylerRepublican · incumbent
9.6%4,881
Norman R. HurleyDemocrat
8.7%4,432
Joel SarenDemocrat
7.7%3,893
50,837 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)