2016Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for New Hampshire House District 519
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
2 seats: Bob Backus (D), Joel Elber (D) won.
2 seatsBob BackusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.5%1,962
Joel ElberDemocrat · winner
24.3%1,668
Dick MarstonRepublican · incumbent
24.1%1,660
Clarence GardnerRepublican
23.0%1,579
6,874 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET