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2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2014 election for New Hampshire House District 523

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

4 seats: Shawn Sweeney (R), Bill Goulette (R), Carolyn Halstead (R), Barbara Biggie (R) won.

4 seats
Shawn SweeneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.2%2,681
Bill GouletteRepublican · winner
13.9%2,621
Carolyn HalsteadRepublican · winner
13.8%2,596
Barbara BiggieRepublican · winner
13.7%2,574
Ruth HedenDemocrat · incumbent
12.1%2,282
Herb SalmonDemocrat
11.1%2,092
10.9%2,053
10.2%1,917
18,821 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+21.52008R+0.82010R+1.72012R+6.02014D+4.02016R+0.42018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET