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2016Final results

2016 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: COOS 7

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Troy Merner (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Douglas M. Grant (D) by 13.3 points.

Troy MernerRepublican · winner
56.4%3,527
43.0%2,692
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%39
6,258 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

EvenR+4.11998R+3.52000R+0.52012R+13.32016R+6.52018R+23.72020

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