RepublicanNot in office · last served 1984Last on a ballot: Nov 1982
Esther R. Nighswander
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District BELKNAP 5 (1982–1984). Ran in 7 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 7.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District BELKNAP 5
- Last margin
- +0.7
- Won 1982
- Elections
- 7
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Nighswander was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Nighswander has run
Margin: how far Nighswander finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 5 | General | Won | Robert S. Hawkins (R), Clifford W. Birch (R), Ralph W. Pearson (R) | 28.7% | R+0.7 |
| 1978 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 | General | Won | Wilson Mansfield (R), Clifford W. Birch (R), Alfred J. Cailler (D) | 32.1% | D+0.7 |
| 1976 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 | General | Won | Norman Marsh (R), Wilson Mansfield (R), Linda Allard (D) | 22.7% | D+0.5 |
| 1974 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 | General | Won | Wilson Mansfield (R), Norman Marsh (R) | 35.7% | D+1.0 |
| 1972 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 2 | General | Won | Norman Marsh (R), Marion Wuelper (R) | 33.8% | R+0.5 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 4 | General | Won | Leon R. Worthley (D) | 74.9% | R+50.0 |
| 1968 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Belknap 4 | General | Won | David M. Copithorne (D) | 75.9% | R+51.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Nighswander has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District BELKNAP 5 · 1982–1984
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District BELKNAP 2 · 1972–1980
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District BELKNAP 4 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nighswander has run against
- Robert S. Hawkins (R) · 1982 election, won
- Wilson Mansfield (R) · 1978 election, won
- Norman Marsh (R) · 1976 election, won
- Leon R. Worthley (D) · 1970 election, won
- David M. Copithorne (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive