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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 15

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Sylvia B. Larsen (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Avard (R) by 34.1 points.

Sylvia B. LarsenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%14,318
AvardRepublican
33.0%7,041
21,359 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

EvenR+27.41988R+32.61992D+10.91994D+34.11996D+26.91998D+26.42000

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