New Hampshire House of Representatives seat · former district
New Hampshire House of Representatives: MERRIMACK 4
21 elections since 1968: Democrats won 6, Republicans 10.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Christine C. Hamm (D) · won · incumbent20.3%
- Gary B. Richardson (D) · won · incumbent19.7%
- Derek Owen (D) · won · incumbent19.4%
- Richard E. Kennedy (R)14.9%
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 2 times. 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 | Christine C. Hamm · Gary B. Richardson · Derek Owen (D) | Richard E. Kennedy (R) | 4.5 |
| 2008 | Christine C. Hamm · Derek Owen · Gary B. Richardson (D) | Richard E. Kennedy (R) | 6.3 |
| 2006 | Christine C. Hamm · Derek Owen · Gary B. Richardson (D) | Richard E. Kennedy (R) | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Christine C. Hamm · Derek Owen · Richard E. Kennedy (DEM) | Paul Digeronimo (D) | 1.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Claire D. Clarke (D)Flip | Daniel L. Mathieu (R) | 23.3 |
| 1998 | Kenneth R. Marshall (R) | Claire D. Clarke (D) | 14.1 |
| 1996 | Kenneth R. Marshall (R)Flip | Claire D. Clarke (D) | 10.6 |
| 1994 | Rick A. Trombly (D) | H. Jack Willis (R) | 31.0 |
| 1992 | Rick A. Trombly (D) | Larry J. Bird (I) | 88.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Rick A. Trombly · Elizabeth Millard (DEM) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | Rick A. Trombly · Elizabeth Millard (DEM) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Rick A. Trombly · Elizabeth Millard (DEM) | Joseph B. Bowes (R) | 2.5 |
| 1984 | Elizabeth Millard · Joseph B. Bowes (R) | Rick A. Trombly (D) | 0.9 |
| 1982 | Rick A. Trombly · Joseph B. Bowes (DEM) | Jay Laclair (D) | 7.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | David B. Packard · Mary Ann Lewis (R) | Robert Nichols (D) | 16.4 |
| 1978 | David B. Packard · Irene J. Shepard (R) | Robert Nichols (D) | 5.2 |
| 1976 | David B. Packard · Irene J. Shepard (R) | Laura J. Voigt (D) | 20.8 |
| 1974 | David B. Packard · Irene J. Shepard (R) | Joseph C. Cornett (D) | 16.4 |
| 1972 | Harry C. Parker · Donald P. Jones Sr. (R) | Robert M. Bean (D) | 17.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Christopher C. Hardy (R) | William Louis Damour (D) | 14.7 |
| 1968 | Irene L. Reed (R) | James W. Doon (D) | 13.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)