1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 46
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Irene Messier (R), Lou Dallesandro (D) and Frank J. Reidy (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsIrene MessierRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.3%2,154
Lou DallesandroDemocrat · winner
29.5%1,913
Frank J. ReidyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.6%1,398
Howard F. DarmsRepublican
15.6%1,010
6,475 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)