1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 7
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Lawrence A. Emerton Sr. (R), Robert L. Wheeler (R), Karen K. McRae (R), Bruce F. Hunter (R) and Ruth E. Gage (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsLawrence A. Emerton Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
13.3%3,571
Robert L. WheelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.6%3,114
Karen K. McRaeRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.6%3,108
Bruce F. HunterRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.0%2,955
Ruth E. GageDemocrat · winner
9.3%2,500
Peter ShowermanRepublican · incumbent
9.3%2,499
Joann DavanzaDemocrat
8.9%2,394
Barbara J. GriffinDemocrat
8.5%2,282
Helen M. SkoglundDemocrat
8.2%2,196
Scott E. EbolDemocrat
5.3%1,437
Danielle DonovanLibertarian
3.1%838
26,894 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)