1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire House District 720
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
3 seats: Mary Cotton (D), Joseph A. Macdonald (D), John W. Hynes (D) won.
3 seatsMary CottonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.6%686
Joseph A. MacdonaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.2%639
John W. HynesDemocrat · winner
18.7%624
Edward J. WelchRepublican
15.3%509
Raymond E. TruemanRepublican
13.6%453
Orville S. HarrisonRepublican
12.6%418
3,329 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET