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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Cheshire 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Dan Burnham (D) and Stephen G. Avery (R) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Dan BurnhamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.5%1,599
Stephen G. AveryRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.0%1,156
Carl ShepardsonDemocrat
24.0%1,113
Philip H. MinerRepublican
16.5%764
4,632 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+5.11992R+2.11994R+1.91996R+9.11998R+8.22000

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

The candidates

Dan Burnham (D)Stephen G. Avery (R)Carl Shepardson (D)Philip H. Miner (R)