1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 3
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Barbara Conner French (D) and Bernie Lamach (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsBarbara Conner FrenchDemocrat · winner
28.2%1,291
Bernie LamachRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.3%1,204
Richard A. French Jr.Republican
23.5%1,074
Peter BakkeDemocrat
22.0%1,008
4,577 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)