RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Howell F. Preston
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815 (1974–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815
- Last margin
- +0.2
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Preston 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 814New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 812New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Preston has run
Margin: how far Preston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815 | General | Won | J. Thornton Tripp (R) | 50.1% | R+0.2 |
| 1976 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815 | General | Won | J. Thornton Tripp (R), Elna I. Perkins (D), Joseph J. Deely Jr. (D) | 30% | R+0.2 |
| 1974 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815 | General | Won | J. Thornton Tripp (R) | 50.2% | R+0.4 |
| 1972 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 812 | General | Won | J. Thornton Tripp (R), John J. Bradford (D) | 38.3% | D+0.4 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 814 | General | Won | Ralph W. Dunlap (R) | 49.5% | D+0.9 |
| 1968 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 814 | General | Won | Richard L. Smith (R) | 39.6% | D+20.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Preston has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 815 · 1974–1980
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 812 · 1972–1974
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 814 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Preston has run against
- J. Thornton Tripp (R) · 1978 election, won
- Ralph W. Dunlap (R) · 1970 election, won
- Richard L. Smith (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive