RepublicanNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Richard D. Hanson
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District MERRIMACK 5 (1972–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 6.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District MERRIMACK 5
- Last margin
- +8.5
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hanson 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 Hanson has run
Margin: how far Hanson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 5 | General | Won | Peter M. Stio (R), F. Alison Curling (D), Julie Blake Williams (D) | 34.1% | R+8.5 |
| 1976 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 5 | General | Won | Bernadette McNichol (R), J. Willcox Brown (D), Richard Gewehr (D) | 32% | D+3.8 |
| 1974 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 5 | General | Won | Bernadette McNichol (R), Joseph H. Deoss (I), Frank J. McGurk (I) | 38.6% | D+5.0 |
| 1972 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 5 | General | Won | Joseph H. Deoss (R), J. Willcox Brown (D) | 34.5% | D+7.3 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hanson has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District MERRIMACK 5 · 1972–1980
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District MERRIMACK 6 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hanson has run against
- Peter M. Stio (R) · 1978 election, won
- Bernadette McNichol (R) · 1976 election, won
- Joseph H. Deoss (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive