In 1954 , McIntyre won the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire 's 1st congressional district . In the general election , he faced seven-term Republican incumbent Chester Earl Merrow . He was narrowly defeated by Merrow in November , losing by only 468 votes . A recount was subsequently held , but McIntyre still trailed Merrow by 397 votes . He later served as chairman of the Laconia Democratic Committee and the Belknap County Democratic Committee , and was a delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention . He was also director of the Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce ( 1960 – 1963 ) and of the Laconia Development Corporation ( 1962 ) . In 1980 , he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board
1956 Democratic National Convention
1956 Democratic National Convention
Thomas J. McIntyre