CONCORD--A second ballot for House Minority Leader showed basically the same result as the first with state Rep. Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) is still leading his opponents for House Republican leader, but still without the majority he needs to win. The caucus will now head to a third ballot.

Packard got 68 votes, state Rep. Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) got 52 votes, state Rep. Fran Wendelboe (R-New Hampton) received 28 votes and state Rep. John Reagan (R-Deerfield) got 12 votes and one person wrote in the name Scamman but did not specify whether it was for Doug Scamman or his wife Stella Scamman.