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1988 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election?

Robert J. Smith won the 1988 New Hampshire U.S. House District 1 Election. Robert J. Smith received 131,824 popular votes (60.33%). The main challenger was Joseph F. Keefe (39.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Keefe

Smith +20.7 pts · won by 45,201 votes
Robert J. SmithRepublicanWINNER60.33%
131,824 votes
Joseph F. KeefeDemocratic39.64%
86,623 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.