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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House District 511

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Hal Melcher (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Daren F. McGettigan (R) by 14.7 points.

Hal MelcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%896
42.6%666
1,562 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

EvenR+36.11990R+6.31992D+0.91994D+14.71996D+31.31998D+17.52000

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