2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 6
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Robert F. Willette (R), Stephen B. Stepanek (R), Robert H. Rowe (R), William S. Belvin (R), Gary Daniels (R), Peter T. Hansen (R), Sean Coughlin (R) and Stephen J. Palmer (R) won the district's 8 seats.
8 seatsRobert F. WilletteRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.9%5,536
Stephen B. StepanekRepublican · winner
8.8%5,519
Robert H. RoweRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.7%5,433
William S. BelvinRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.6%5,409
Gary DanielsRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.6%5,385
Peter T. HansenRepublican · winner
8.3%5,222
Sean CoughlinRepublican · winner
7.5%4,680
Stephen J. PalmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.5%4,665
Shannon E. ChandleyDemocrat · incumbent
6.3%3,924
Ruth HedenDemocrat
5.6%3,490
John J. McDermottDemocrat
4.9%3,061
Nicole ChininisDemocrat
4.7%2,951
Callan MaynardDemocrat
4.3%2,709
John I. ShonleDemocrat
4.1%2,543
Write-ins and other votesOther party
3.2%2,012
62,539 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)
The candidates
Robert F. Willette (R)Stephen B. Stepanek (R)Robert H. Rowe (R)William S. Belvin (R)Gary Daniels (R)Peter T. Hansen (R)Sean Coughlin (R)Stephen J. Palmer (R)Shannon E. Chandley (D)Ruth Heden (D)
Also on the ballot: John J. McDermott (Democrat), 4.9%; Nicole Chininis (Democrat), 4.7%; Callan Maynard (Democrat), 4.3%; John I. Shonle (Democrat), 4.1%