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1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Rockingham 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Rebecca C. Hutchinson (D) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating Harriet E. Cady (R) by 10.1 points.

Rebecca C. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner
43.8%2,328
Harriet E. CadyRepublican
33.7%1,790
Don GormanLibertarian · incumbent
22.5%1,196
5,314 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

EvenD+5.41992D+10.11996D+3.91998R+3.42000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Rebecca C. Hutchinson (D)Harriet E. Cady (R)Don Gorman (L)