1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
November 4, 1980
 
Nominee Warren Rudman John Durkin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 195,563 179,455
Percentage 52.15% 47.85%
Rudman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Durkin:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Tie:      50%
U.S. senator before election

John Durkin
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Rudman
Republican

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 percent of the vote to Durkin's 48 percent. After Durkin's loss, no Democrat would be elected to the Senate from the state until 2008.

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