2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Kris E. Roberts (D), Charles Weed (D), David R. Meader (D), Steve Lindsey (D), Cynthia L. Chase (D), Gladys Johnsen (D) and Sam Hawkes (D) won the district's 7 seats.
7 seatsKris E. RobertsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.2%4,130
Charles WeedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%4,061
David R. MeaderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.1%3,686
Steve LindseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.1%3,654
Cynthia L. ChaseDemocrat · winner
8.9%3,590
Gladys JohnsenDemocrat · winner
8.8%3,532
Sam HawkesDemocrat · winner
8.3%3,340
Peter BenikRepublican
6.4%2,588
Maureen Benik MetivierRepublican
6.4%2,566
Joseph W. BendzinskiRepublican
5.9%2,387
John J. LaurentRepublican · incumbent
5.7%2,285
William K. Chaffee Jr.Republican
5.6%2,261
Arto LeinoRepublican
5.4%2,193
40,318 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 2010
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)