1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Hillsborough 8
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Andrew R. Peterson (R) and Merton S. Dyer (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsAndrew R. PetersonRepublican · winner
32.7%1,712
Merton S. DyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.2%1,479
James M. SheaDemocrat
23.0%1,202
Mark WisanDemocrat
16.1%843
5,236 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)