1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for New Hampshire House District 534

Name: 1980 election for New Hampshire House District 534
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: New Hampshire

New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire

4 seats: James A. Sweeney Jr. (D), William G. Dion (D), Edward F. Smith (D), Irene Messier (R) won.

4 seats

James A. Sweeney Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

14.8%1,638

William G. DionDemocrat · winner

14.3%1,589

Edward F. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.6%1,511

Irene MessierRepublican · winner

13.2%1,464

Frank J. ReidyDemocrat · incumbent

12.8%1,417

11.3%1,256

10.4%1,157

9.5%1,053

11,085 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET