RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Carl P. Foster
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414 (1978–1980). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 3.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414
- Last margin
- −1.9
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Foster was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 411New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Foster has run
Margin: how far Foster finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414 | General | Won | James L. Logan (R), Roger S. Wood (R), Frederick C. Aldrich (R) | 11.9% | D+1.9 |
| 1976 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414 | General | Lost | Ralph Degnan Hough (R), James L. Logan (R), Madeline G. Townsend (R) | 9.9% | D+2.8 |
| 1972 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414 | General | Lost | Shirley Merrill (R), Ralph Degnan Hough (R), Madeline G. Townsend (R) | 10.4% | D+6.4 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 411 | General | Won | Robert G. Dow (R), Earl T. Burby (D), George T. Beard (D) | 35.3% | R+1.8 |
| 1968 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 411 | General | Won | Robert G. Dow (R), Harold A. Aher (D), Earl T. Burby (D) | 28% | D+1.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Foster has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 414 · 1978–1980
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 411 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foster has run against
- James L. Logan (R) · 1978 election, won
- Ralph Degnan Hough (R) · 1976 election, lost
- Shirley Merrill (R) · 1972 election, lost
- Robert G. Dow (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive