New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district
New Hampshire House of Representatives: HILLSBOROUGH 48
10 elections since 1984: Democrats won 2, Republicans 6.
2002 election
Nov 5, 2002- Lawrence A. Emerton Sr. (R) · won · incumbent11.0%
- Karen K. McRae (R) · won · incumbent10.6%
- Randolph Holden (R) · won · incumbent10.4%
- Neal M. Kurk (R) · won · incumbent10.2%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
10 races since 1984; 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 | |||
| 2002 | Lawrence A. Emerton Sr. · Karen K. McRae · Randolph Holden · Neal M. Kurk · Robert L. Wheeler · Richard E. Fletcher · Gary S. Hopper · Bruce F. Hunter (R) | John C. Sarette (D) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Marc Pappas · Bob Chabot · Carlos Gonzalez (R) | Eugene L. Gagnon (D) | 3.8 |
| 1998 | Bob Chabot · Eugene L. Gagnon · Paul E. Gagnon (REP) | Donald Welch (D) | 1.0 |
| 1996 | Donald Welch · Bob Chabot · Eugene L. Gagnon (DEM) | Gerald L. Lafleur (D) | 3.1 |
| 1994 | Bob Chabot · Eugene L. Gagnon · Bernard Luebkert (R) | Socrates Makris (D) | 5.6 |
| 1992 | Lillian I. Rheault · Bob Chabot · Eugene L. Gagnon (R) | Ruth A. Machos (D) | 1.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Robert O. Ouellette (R) | Christine E. Gabriel (D) | 13.6 |
| 1988 | Robert O. Ouellette (R)Flip | William G. Dion (D) | 13.3 |
| 1986 | Jocelyne D. Champagne (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Jocelyne D. Champagne (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)