2008Final results
2008 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Theodore Gatsas (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Backus (D) by 13.7 points.
Theodore GatsasRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%16,116
Bob BackusDemocrat
43.2%12,241
28,357 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET