1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 4
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Dennis P. Vachon (D) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating James F. Hayden (R) by 16.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Dennis P. VachonDemocrat · winner
47.9%537
James F. HaydenRepublican
31.6%354
Mike HarringtonLibertarian
20.6%231
1,122 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)