1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 17
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
John J. Oconnell (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Gertrude B. Pearson (R) by 4.9 points.
John J. OconnellDemocrat · winner
52.4%929
Gertrude B. PearsonRepublican
47.6%843
1,772 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)