1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 New Hampshire State Senate election results, district by district
Every New Hampshire State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 24 seats
After the electionD 9 · R 15
Races24
Changed party6
Unopposed25%6 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frederick W. King Sr. (R) | 14.1 | |
| SD-2 | Ned Gordon (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Carl R. Johnson (R) | 14.7 | |
| SD-4 | Leo W. Fraser (R) | 34.2 | |
| SD-5 | Jim Rubens (R) | 7.3 | |
| SD-6 | Caroline McCarley (D) | 1.7 | Flipped |
| SD-7 | Amy Patenaude (R) | 25.4 | |
| SD-8 | Allen Whipple (D) | 3.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Sheila Roberge (R) | 34.9 | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Clesson J. Blaisdell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | David K. Wheeler (R) | 66.5 | Flipped |
| SD-12 | James Squires (R) | 23.3 | |
| SD-13 | Debora B. Pignatelli (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Gary Francoeur (R) | 68.2 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Sylvia B. Larsen (D) | 34.1 | |
| SD-16 | Eleanor Podles (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Jack Barnes Jr. (R) | 17.2 | |
| SD-18 | John A. King (D) | 13.3 | |
| SD-19 | Richard Russman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Richard Danais (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Katherine Wells Wheeler (D) | 32.0 | |
| SD-22 | Joseph L. Delahunty (R) | 34.1 | |
| SD-23 | Beverly Hollingworth (D) | 7.7 | Flipped |
| SD-24 | Burt Cohen (D) | 30.7 |
New Hampshire State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner