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1994Final results

1994 election for New Hampshire Governor

Governor · New Hampshire

Steve Merrill (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne D. King (D) by 46.5 points.

Steve MerrillRepublican · winner
73.2%218,134
26.8%79,686
297,820 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+21.51988R+25.81990R+16.71992R+46.51994D+18.31996D+36.31998

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