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1996Final results

1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Jim Rubens (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth L. Crory (D) by 7.3 points.

Jim RubensRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%11,118
46.4%9,610
20,728 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+19.21988R+6.01992R+2.91994R+7.31996D+6.51998D+3.52000

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