1996Final results
1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Barbara L. Spear (R) won re-election with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald Cooke (D) by 23.6 points.
Barbara L. SpearRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%3,141
Ronald CookeDemocrat
33.3%1,839
William MillerLibertarian
9.7%538
5,518 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)