1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. State Senator Jeanne Shaheen won the election,[1] marking the first time since 1980 that a Democrat was elected Governor of New Hampshire.[2] She defeated Ovide Lamontagne, who had defeated representative Bill Zeliff for the Republican nomination.
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Shaheen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Lamontagne: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeanne Shaheen | 284,175 | 57.17% | +31.62% | |
Republican | Ovide Lamontagne | 196,321 | 39.50% | -30.44% | |
Independent | Fred Bramante | 10,316 | 2.08% | ||
Libertarian | Robert Kingsbury | 5,974 | 1.20% | -3.20% | |
Write-ins | 254 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 87,854 | 17.68% | -26.71% | ||
Turnout | 497,040 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Governors | New Hampshire Almanac | NH.gov". www.nh.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Former Governors - New Hampshire". National Governors Association. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
See also edit