RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Howard C. Townsend
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413 (1984–1990). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1988, winning 5.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413
- Last margin
- −6.0
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Townsend was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Hampshire State Senate, District 5New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Townsend has run
Margin: how far Townsend finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413 | General | Won | Pamela B. Bean (R), Karen O. Wadsworth (R), Carl S. Adams (R) | 17.9% | D+6.0 |
| 1986 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413 | General | Won | Carl S. Adams (R), Karen O. Wadsworth (R), Lorine Walter (R) | 13.2% | Even |
| 1984 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413 | General | Won | Karen O. Wadsworth (R), Pamela B. Bean (R), Lorine Walter (R) | 11.9% | D+0.9 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Hays (D) | 66.2% | R+32.5 |
| 1968 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Chaloux (D) | 72.4% | R+44.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Townsend has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 413 · 1984–1990
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Townsend has run against
- Pamela B. Bean (R) · 1988 election, won
- Carl S. Adams (R) · 1986 election, won
- Karen O. Wadsworth (R) · 1984 election, won
- Hays (D) · 1970 election, won
- Chaloux (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive