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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 1

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

W. Gordon Allen (D) won re-election with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond A. Whipple (R) by 27.0 points.

W. Gordon AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%1,144
Raymond A. WhippleRepublican
36.5%657
1,801 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+6.91992D+1.61994D+27.01996D+8.61998R+5.22000

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

The candidates

W. Gordon Allen (D)Raymond A. Whipple (R)