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1992Final results

1992 election for New Hampshire Governor

Governor · New Hampshire

Steve Merrill (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Deborah A. Arnesen (D) by 16.7 points.

Steve MerrillRepublican · winner
58.4%289,170
41.6%206,232
495,402 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+7.41986R+21.51988R+25.81990R+16.71992R+46.51994D+18.31996

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET