Gordon J. Humphrey, U.S. Senator

Gordon J. Humphrey

U.S. Senator
Born
October 9, 1940
Current age
85
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1978–2000
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Humphrey606,525
Opponents599,498
3
Elections run

Between 1978 and 2000, Gordon J. Humphrey ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Humphrey's biggest single-election total was 246,952 votes, in the 2000 governor election in New Hampshire. Humphrey's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire, decided by 5,800 votes.

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How many votes has Gordon J. Humphrey received?

Gordon J. Humphrey has received 606,525 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Gordon J. Humphrey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000GovernorNew HampshireLost246,95243.76%Jeanne Shaheen
Mary Brown
1984U.S. SenateNew HampshireWon225,82858.75%Norman E. D'Amours
Saunder H. Primack
1978U.S. SenateNew HampshireWon133,74550.71%Thomas J. McIntyre
Craig Franklin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000951) and Wikidata (Q5585350). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gordon J. Humphrey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gordon-humphrey. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.