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1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election?

John E. Sununu won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election. John E. Sununu received 123,939 popular votes (50.06%). The main challenger was Joseph F. Keefe (46.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Sununu and Keefe

Sununu +3.4 pts · won by 8,477 votes
John E. SununuRepublicanWINNER50.06%
123,939 votes
Joseph F. KeefeDemocratic46.64%
115,462 votes
Gary A. FlandersLibertarian3.3%
8,176 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.