1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Ovide M. Lamontagne (R) by 18.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · winner
59.1%284,175
Ovide M. LamontagneRepublican
40.9%196,321
480,496 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET