1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Merrimack 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Michael D. Whalley (R) won re-election with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Carol L. Cohen (D) by 34.4 points.
Michael D. WhalleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%2,184
Carol L. CohenDemocrat
32.8%1,066
3,250 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)