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1984 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1984 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John H. Sununu won the 1984 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John H. Sununu received 256,574 popular votes (66.86%). The main challenger was Chris Spirou (33.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Sununu and Spirou

Sununu +33.7 pts · won by 129,418 votes
John H. SununuRepublicanWINNER66.86%
256,574 votes
Chris SpirouDemocratic33.14%
127,156 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.