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1980 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

New Hampshire · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election?

Warren B. Rudman won the 1980 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election. Warren B. Rudman received 195,559 popular votes (52.14%). The main challenger was John A. Durkin (47.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Rudman and Durkin

Rudman +4.3 pts · won by 16,104 votes
Warren B. RudmanRepublicanWINNER52.14%
195,559 votes
John A. DurkinDemocratic47.85%
179,455 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.