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2016Final results

2016 election for New Hampshire House District 721

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

4 seats: Philip Webb Bean (R), Robert Cushing Jr. (D), Michael Edgar (D), Tracy Emerick (R) won.

4 seats
Philip Webb BeanRepublican · winner
13.8%4,427
Robert Cushing Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
13.2%4,256
Michael EdgarDemocrat · winner
13.0%4,186
Tracy EmerickRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.0%4,170
Dick DesrosiersDemocrat
11.9%3,837
Kenneth SheffertRepublican
11.7%3,773
Sharleene P. HurstRepublican
11.7%3,766
Graham BunceDemocrat
11.5%3,709
32,124 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

EvenD+1.42000R+1.62012D+0.12014R+4.22016D+4.92018R+1.42020

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

The candidates

Philip Webb Bean (R)Robert Cushing Jr. (D)Michael Edgar (D)Tracy Emerick (R)Dick Desrosiers (D)Kenneth Sheffert (R)Sharleene P. Hurst (R)Graham Bunce (D)