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1980 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1980 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Hugh Gallen won the 1980 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Hugh Gallen received 226,436 popular votes (58.96%). The main challenger was Meldrim Thomson (40.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallen and Thomson

Gallen +18.3 pts · won by 70,258 votes
Hugh GallenDemocraticWINNER58.96%
226,436 votes
Meldrim ThomsonRepublican40.67%
156,178 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.