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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Strafford 8

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

Amanda A. Merrill (D), Marjorie Smith (D), Iris W. Estabrook (D) and Deborah Foote Merritt (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Amanda A. MerrillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.7%2,462
Marjorie SmithDemocrat · winner
16.3%2,270
Iris W. EstabrookDemocrat · winner
15.4%2,135
Deborah Foote MerrittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%2,061
D. L. ChinburgRepublican
10.6%1,470
Clayton L. FollansbeeRepublican
8.5%1,178
Robert E. McDonough Sr.Republican
8.4%1,168
Ralph G. SmallidgeRepublican
8.3%1,148
13,892 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+15.51992D+11.31994D+16.71996D+14.91998

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

The candidates

Amanda A. Merrill (D)Marjorie Smith (D)Iris W. Estabrook (D)Deborah Foote Merritt (D)D. L. Chinburg (R)Clayton L. Follansbee (R)Robert E. McDonough Sr. (R)Ralph G. Smallidge (R)