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1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election?

Charles F. Bass won the 1996 New Hampshire U.S. House District 2 Election. Charles F. Bass received 122,957 popular votes (50.55%). The main challenger was Deborah Arnie Arnesen (43.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Bass and Arnesen

Bass +7.0 pts · won by 17,133 votes
Charles F. BassRepublicanWINNER50.55%
122,957 votes
Deborah Arnie ArnesenDemocratic43.5%
105,824 votes
Carole LamirandeIndependent4.42%
10,753 votes
Roy KendelIndependent1.53%
3,726 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.