1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Allen Whipple (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Beverly T. Rodeschin (R) by 3.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Allen WhippleDemocrat · winner
51.7%9,642
Beverly T. RodeschinRepublican · incumbent
48.3%9,006
18,648 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET