The 1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic Senator John A. Durkin, who won a contentious do-over election in 1975 following an extremely close election in 1974, ran for re-election to a second term. Former New Hampshire Attorney General Warren Rudman won a crowded Republican primary and faced Durkin in the general election. While Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan won the state by a wide margin in the presidential election, Rudman unseated Durkin by a slim margin, winning 52% of the vote to Durkin's 48%. After Durkin's loss, no Democrat would be elected to the Senate from the state until 2008.
Democratic primary Candidates John A. Durkin, incumbent U.S. Senator William F. Sullivan, disabled veteran
Results
Republican primary Candidates Warren Rudman, former New Hampshire Attorney General John Sununu, former State Representative, Tufts University professor Wesley Powell, former Governor of New Hampshire Edward B. Hager, physician Lawrence J. Brady, former Deputy Director of the Office of Export Enforcement David H. Bradley, former State Senator Anthony Campaigne, businessman George B. Roberts, Jr., Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Robert Marvel, retired United States Navy commander E. J. Smith, encyclopedia salesman Carmen Chimento, 1974 and 1975 American Independent Party nominee for the U.S. Senate
Results
General election Results
See also 1980 United States Senate elections
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