1980 Senate elections · New Hampshire history
New Hampshire U.S. Senate election 1980
Warren Bruce Rudman REP +4.3 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 375,060
- Margin
- 4.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in NH
- R+29.4same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Bruce Rudman Won | REP | 195,559 | 52.14% | |
| John Durkin | DEM | 179,455 | 47.85% | |
| Write-in | — | 46 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 375,060 | |||
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 1980 New Hampshire Senate race?
Warren Bruce Rudman (REP) won with 52.1% of the vote, ahead of John Durkin (47.8%), a margin of 4.3 points.
Did the New Hampshire Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 New Hampshire Senate race?
375,060 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.