New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district

New Hampshire House of Representatives: CHESHIRE 7

21 elections since 1968: Democrats won 11, Republicans 6.

2010 election

Nov 2, 2010
  1. John Hunt (R) · won · incumbent16.8%
  2. Franklin W. Sterling Jr. (R) · won · incumbent15.9%
  3. Susan Emerson (R) · won · incumbent15.9%
  4. Charlie Moore (R) · won15.0%

Full results →

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

Every election for this seat

21 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2002
2010John Hunt · Franklin W. Sterling Jr. · Susan Emerson · Charlie Moore (R)Dick Ames (D)2.9
2008John Hunt · Bonnie Mitchell · Susan Emerson · Franklin W. Sterling Jr. (REP)William J. Shea (R)1.5
2006Bonnie Mitchell · Stephen T. Pelkey · John Hunt · Susan Emerson (DEM)Katy Forry (D)1.0
2004John Hunt · Stephen T. Pelkey · Susan Emerson · Bonnie Mitchell (REP)Gerald W. Parker (R)0.5
Lines first used in 1992
2000Peter H. Allen (D)Richard P. Church (R)10.1
1998William A. Riley (D)Robert W. Lenox (R)29.1
1996William A. Riley (D)—Unopposed
1994William A. Riley (D)—Unopposed
1992William A. Riley (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1990No winner recordedWilliam R. Matson (D)Unopposed
1988William R. Matson (D)—Unopposed
1986William R. Matson (D)—Unopposed
1984William R. Matson (D)—Unopposed
1982William R. Matson (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1980Jean T. White (R)—Unopposed
1978Jean T. White (R)—Unopposed
1976Armas W. Fillback (R)—Unopposed
1974Armas W. Fillback (R)—Unopposed
1972Harold E. Savage (R)Mary Lou Burness (D)29.4
Lines first used in 1962
1970Charles L. McGiness (D)—Unopposed
1968Charles L. McGiness (D)Ralph E. Atkins Sr. (R)22.6

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