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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 3

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Carl R. Johnson (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Henle (D) by 14.7 points.

Carl R. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%14,190
Paul HenleDemocrat
42.6%10,548
24,738 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+31.91990R+28.21992R+38.81994R+14.71996R+16.31998R+31.82002

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