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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 2

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Herbert R. Hansen (R) won re-election with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Marjorie A. Porter (D) by 12.4 points.

Herbert R. HansenRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%941
Marjorie A. PorterDemocrat
43.8%733
1,674 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+28.71992R+26.51994R+12.41996R+0.61998R+25.62000

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

The candidates

Herbert R. Hansen (R)Marjorie A. Porter (D)