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2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2000 election for New Hampshire Senate District 12

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Jane Ohearn (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Suzan L. R. Franks (D) by 10.0 points.

Jane OhearnRepublican · winner
54.9%12,612
44.9%10,305
James SquiresIndependent · incumbent
0.2%48
22,965 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+11.61994R+23.31996R+28.81998R+10.02000R+23.02002D+0.62004

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

The candidates

Jane Ohearn (R)Suzan L. R. Franks (D)

Also on the ballot: James Squires (Independent), 0.2%