1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Hampshire House District 719
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
3 seats: Betsy Coes (D), Frank M. Schanda (D), Dennis F. Abbott (D) won.
3 seatsBetsy CoesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%1,920
Frank M. SchandaDemocrat · winner
18.7%1,784
Dennis F. AbbottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.1%1,731
Don DoaneRepublican
11.1%1,062
Edward J. ScanlonRepublican · incumbent
10.8%1,033
Richard W. WilsonIndependent
10.6%1,016
J. Christopher McGuirkRepublican
10.5%1,006
9,552 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET