2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: COOS 7
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Leon H. Rideout (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Evalyn S. Merrick (D) by 0.5 points.
Leon H. RideoutRepublican · winner
50.3%3,274
Evalyn S. MerrickDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%3,240
6,514 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