2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Norman L. Major (R), David A. Welch (R), Marie N. Sapienza (R), John B. Sedensky (R), Ken Weyler (R), Regina Birdsell (R) and Jeffrey D. Oligny (R) won the district's 7 seats.
7 seatsNorman L. MajorRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.5%4,931
David A. WelchRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.7%4,622
Marie N. SapienzaRepublican · winner
12.5%4,562
John B. SedenskyRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.4%4,512
Ken WeylerRepublican · winner
12.4%4,509
Regina BirdsellRepublican · winner
11.9%4,319
Jeffrey D. OlignyRepublican · winner
11.5%4,181
Melissa L. B. LyonsDemocrat · incumbent
6.7%2,456
Carol CroteauDemocrat
6.4%2,332
36,444 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)