1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
Hugh J. Gallen (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Meldrim Thomson Jr (R) by 18.4 points.
Hugh J. GallenDemocrat · winner
59.2%226,436
Meldrim Thomson JrRepublican
40.8%156,178
382,614 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET