1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 48
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Donald Welch (D), Bob Chabot (R) and Eugene L. Gagnon (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsDonald WelchDemocrat · winner
30.3%1,947
Bob ChabotRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.0%1,541
Eugene L. GagnonRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.9%1,470
Gerald L. LafleurDemocrat
19.8%1,269
Roger J. MontplaisirDemocrat
2.9%189
6,416 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)
The candidates
Donald Welch (D)Bob Chabot (R)Eugene L. Gagnon (R)Gerald L. Lafleur (D)
Also on the ballot: Roger J. Montplaisir (Democrat), 2.9%