RepublicanNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Merle W. Schotanus
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District SULLIVAN 3 (1992–1998). Ran in 7 elections between 1984 and 1996, winning 7.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District SULLIVAN 3
- Last margin
- +25.9
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 7
- 1984–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Schotanus was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Schotanus has run
Margin: how far Schotanus finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | General | Won | John Haney (D) | 63% | R+25.9 |
| 1994 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | General | Won | John Haney (D) | 73.3% | R+46.6 |
| 1992 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 3 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 1 | General | Won | Peter Hoe Burling (D) | 47.9% | R+1.4 |
| 1988 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 1 | General | Won | Peter Hoe Burling (D), Philip M. Hastings (R), Sandy Stettenheim (D) | 27.1% | R+0.6 |
| 1986 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 1 | General | Won | Sara M. Townsend (R), Peter Hoe Burling (D) | 27.5% | D+18.3 |
| 1984 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Sullivan 1 | General | Won | Sara M. Townsend (R), Frank N. Ackerman (D) | 31% | D+21.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Schotanus has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District SULLIVAN 3 · 1992–1998
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District SULLIVAN 1 · 1984–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Schotanus has run against
- John Haney (D) · 1996 election, won
- Peter Hoe Burling (D) · 1990 election, won
- Sara M. Townsend (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive