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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 17

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Jack Barnes Jr. (R) won re-election with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Parker (D) by 17.2 points.

Jack Barnes Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
58.6%10,996
ParkerDemocrat
41.4%7,762
18,758 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+17.21996R+25.51998R+25.82000

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