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      Home/Elections/1986/US Senate/New Hampshire
      1986·US Senate·New Hampshire

      New Hampshire US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Warren B. Rudman
      63.0%154,090 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Endicott Peabody
      32.4%79,225 votes
      Margin
      R+30.6
      244,797 total votes
      3 candidates244,797 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Warren B. RudmanREP✓
      		REP154,09063.0%
      Endicott PeabodyDEM
      		DEM79,22532.4%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH11,4824.7%

      Seat History

      US Senate in New Hampshire(Class I)

      2022
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+9.2
      2020
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+15.7
      2016
      Maggie Wood HassanDEM
      D+0.1
      2014
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+3.2
      2010
      Kelly AyotteREP
      R+23.2
      2008
      Jeanne ShaheenDEM
      D+6.3
      2004
      Judd GreggREP
      R+32.5
      2002
      John E SununuREP
      R+4.4
      1998
      Judd GreggREP
      R+39.6
      1996
      Bob SmithREP
      R+3.0
      1992
      Judd GreggREP
      R+2.8
      1990
      Bob SmithREP
      R+33.8
      1984
      Gordon J HumphreyREP
      R+17.8
      1980
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      R+4.3
      View all US Senate history for New Hampshire →

      Candidates

      Endicott PeabodyDEM
      Record1W-4L
      Avg MarginR+19.0
      Career1962-1992
      State House / US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →
      Warren B. RudmanREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginR+17.4
      Career1980-1986
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in New Hampshire, 1986

      US House2 contests →Governor1 contest →
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