New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district

New Hampshire House of Representatives: BELKNAP 2

21 elections since 1968: Democrats won 1, Republicans 13.

2010 election

Nov 2, 2010
  1. William B. Tobin (R) · won30.0%
  2. Dennis H. Fields (R) · won · incumbent28.9%
  3. Liz Merry (D) · incumbent24.0%
  4. Eric Dawson (D)14.4%

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

Every election for this seat

21 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2002
2010William B. Tobin · Dennis H. Fields (R)Liz Merry (D)4.9
2008Dennis H. Fields · Liz Merry (REP)Stanley H. Robinson (D)5.1
2006Gail Morrison · William B. Tobin (DEM)Dennis H. Fields (R)0.8
2004William B. Tobin · Gail Morrison (REP)Dennis H. Fields (R)1.7
Lines first used in 1992
2000Francine Wendelboe · Thomas B. Salatiello (REP)Ahern Jr. (R)0.0
1998Thomas B. Salatiello · Francine Wendelboe (DEM)Robert J. Laflam (R)0.3
1996Thomas B. Salatiello · Robert J. Laflam (DEM)Francine Wendelboe (R)2.2
1994Robert J. Laflam · Francine Wendelboe (R)Thomas B. Salatiello (D)1.4
1992Thomas B. Salatiello · Robert J. Laflam (DEM)Francine Wendelboe (R)2.4
Lines first used in 1982
1990William W. Joscelyn (D)FlipHeber J. Feener (R)9.0
1988Kenneth A. Randall (R)Richard J. Montembeault (D)20.4
1986Barbara B. Bowler (R)Richard J. Montembeault (D)8.8
1984Barbara B. Bowler (R)—Unopposed
1982Barbara B. Bowler (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1980Ralph W. Pearson · Marion C. Rich · Clifford W. Birch (R)Alida I. Millham (D)6.8
1978Wilson Mansfield · Esther R. Nighswander · Clifford W. Birch (R)Alfred J. Cailler (D)13.3
1976Norman Marsh · Esther R. Nighswander · Wilson Mansfield (R)Linda Allard (D)8.0
1974Wilson Mansfield · Esther R. Nighswander · Norman Marsh (R)—Unopposed
1972Esther R. Nighswander · Norman Marsh · Marion Wuelper (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1962
1970Robert Lawton · Marshall French (R)Harry E. Page (D)11.5
1968Robert Lawton · Stuart B. Allan (R)Harry E. Page (D)23.7

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)