1978 Senate elections · New Hampshire history
New Hampshire U.S. Senate election 1978
Gordon Humphrey REP +2.2 gain · Class II seat · held 11/7/78
- Votes counted
- 263,760
- Margin
- 2.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/7/78
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Humphrey Won | REP | 133,745 | 50.71% | |
| Thomas J. McIntyre | DEM | 127,945 | 48.51% | |
| Craig Franklin | LIB | 2,070 | 0.79% | |
| Total | 263,760 | |||
Official source: data
Other New Hampshire Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Maggie Hassan | 9.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 15.7 |
| 2016 | Class III | Maggie Hassan | 0.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 3.2 |
| 2010 | Class III | Kelly Ayotte | 23.2 |
| 2008 | Class II | Jeanne Shaheen | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 32.5 |
| 2002 | Class II | John E. Sununu | 4.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 39.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert C. Smith | 3.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Judd Gregg | 2.8 |
| 1990 | Class II | Robert C. Smith | 33.8 |
Full New Hampshire Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1978 New Hampshire Senate race?
Gordon Humphrey (REP) won with 50.7% of the vote, ahead of Thomas J. McIntyre (48.5%), a margin of 2.2 points.
Did the New Hampshire Senate seat change party in 1978?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1978 New Hampshire Senate race?
263,760 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.