New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district
New Hampshire House of Representatives: GRAFTON 8
21 elections since 1968: Democrats won 1, Republicans 15.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Skip Reilly Sr. (R) · won20.8%
- Jeff Shackett (R) · won19.8%
- Paul H. Simard (R) · won17.4%
- Philip Preston (D) · incumbent15.1%
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.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Skip Reilly Sr. · Jeff Shackett · Paul H. Simard (R) | Philip Preston (D) | 2.3 |
| 2008 | Burton W. Williams · Philip Preston · Margie Maybeck (REP) | Michelle Clark (D) | 0.9 |
| 2006 | Sid Lovett · Burton W. Williams · Philip Preston (DEM) | Margie Maybeck (R) | 0.8 |
| 2004 | Burton W. Williams · Margie Maybeck · Andrew L. Dorsett (R) | Jennifer Mitchell (D) | 4.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Burton W. Williams · Bill Gabler (R) | Helyn A. Townsend (D) | 13.3 |
| 1998 | William R. Phinney · Hobart M. Harmon (R) | John B. Townsend (D) | 12.5 |
| 1996 | William R. Phinney · John Root (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | William R. Phinney · Nils H. Larson Jr. (R) | Susan F. Duncan (D) | 15.3 |
| 1992 | Nils H. Larson Jr. · Ned Gordon (R) | Anne M. Smith (D) | 18.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | William J. Driscoll · David O. Dow · Niels F. Nielsen Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | William J. Driscoll · Shirley M. Bennett · David O. Dow (R) | Mark J. Halloran (D) | 5.3 |
| 1986 | William J. Driscoll · W. Richardson Blair · Robert W. Dearborn (R) | Sherry L. Ouellette (D) | 10.4 |
| 1984 | V. Michael Hutchings · William J. Driscoll · W. Richardson Blair (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | William J. Driscoll · W. Richardson Blair · V. Michael Hutchings (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | C. Dana Christy · John B. Hammond · Myrl R. Eaton (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | C. Dana Christy · E. John Lownes III · Andrew Ware (R) | Carol Stomberg (D) | 7.3 |
| 1976 | Myrl R. Eaton · Michael S. Woodard · Carol Stomberg (REP) | Andrew Ware (R) | 0.8 |
| 1974 | Albert C. Jones · Myrl R. Eaton · Carl F. Altman (REP) | Andrew Ware (R) | 1.6 |
| 1972 | Albert C. Jones · Roger K. Warren · Carl F. Altman (DEM) | John A. Menge (D) | 0.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | John A. Menge (D)Flip | Peter M. Thomson (R) | 12.0 |
| 1968 | Hazel I. Park (R) | Eleanor M. Mudge (D) | 33.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)