Elections / 1980 · Governor · NH
New Hampshire — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorNew Hampshire · GovernorHugh GallenD+18.4
Candidates
New Hampshire 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Hugh Gallen✓Democratic226,43659.2%
- Meldrim Thomson Jr.Republican156,17840.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+29.4Governor 1980D+18.4vs. baselineD+47.8
New Hampshire's 1980 governor race ran 47.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.