2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New Hampshire House District 529
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
3 seats: Paul Hackel (D), Suzanne Vail (D), Michael McCarthy (R) won.
3 seatsPaul HackelDemocrat · winner
18.9%2,189
Suzanne VailDemocrat · winner
18.8%2,168
Michael McCarthyRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.6%2,035
Ward T. ShaffDemocrat
15.3%1,768
Michael A. BalboniRepublican · incumbent
14.9%1,720
Donald B. McClarrenRepublican · incumbent
14.5%1,676
11,556 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET