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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

James Squires (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Ouellette (D) by 23.3 points.

James SquiresRepublican · winner
61.6%12,873
OuelletteDemocrat
38.4%8,008
20,881 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+41.61990D+2.71992R+11.61994R+23.31996R+28.81998R+10.02000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET