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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 18

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

John A. King (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Pelletier (R) by 13.3 points.

John A. KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%9,795
PelletierRepublican
43.4%7,498
17,293 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+14.91984D+8.01990D+24.41992D+13.31996D+19.61998D+8.32000

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