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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House District 212

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Barbara Hull Richardson (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating William J. Pearsall (R) by 8.3 points.

Barbara Hull RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%689
45.8%583
1,272 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+17.91980D+15.81982D+4.91992D+8.31996D+12.41998R+0.82012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET