PolitiFinder

1986 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

New Hampshire · 3 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election?

Warren B. Rudman won the 1986 New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election. Warren B. Rudman received 154,090 popular votes (62.96%). The main challenger was Endicott Peabody (32.37%).

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

Rudman +30.6 pts · won by 74,868 votes
Warren B. RudmanRepublicanWINNER62.96%
154,090 votes
Endicott PeabodyDemocratic32.37%
79,222 votes
Bruce ValleyIndependent4.67%
11,423 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.