1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 1996 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire presidential no 1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1994 1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1998 November 5, 1996 File:JeanneShaheen.JPG 150x150px Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Party (United States) 284,175 57.17% File:Ovide Lamontagne (cropped).jpg Ovide Lamontagne Republican Party (United States) 196,321 39.50% Governor x245px County results x245px Municipality results Shaheen: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #0d056c >90%Lamontagne: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #c21b18 80–90% Steve Merrill Republican Party (United States) Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1996. State Senator Jeanne Shaheen won the election,Governors New Hampshire Almanac NH.gov https://www.nh.gov/almanac/governors.htm 2023-06-08 www.nh.gov marking the first time since 1980 that a Democrat was elected Governor of New Hampshire.2023-06-08 Former Governors - New Hampshire https://www.nga.org/former-governors/new-hampshire/ 2023-06-08 National Governors Association She defeated Ovide Lamontagne, who had defeated representative Bill Zeliff for the Republican nomination. Election results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Jeanne Shaheen 284,175 57.17% +31.62% Republican Party (United States) Ovide Lamontagne 196,321 39.50% -30.44% Independent politician Fred Bramante 10,316 2.08% Libertarian Party (US) Robert Kingsbury 5,974 1.20% -3.20% Write-ins 254 0.05% 87,854 17.68% -26.71% 497,040 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References See also New Hampshire 1996 Gubernatorial