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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 1

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Paul A. McGuirk (D) won re-election with 85.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Varone (LIB) by 70.3 points.

Paul A. McGuirkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.1%1,450
14.9%253
1,703 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+17.61992D+19.51998D+29.92000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)