1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Grafton 5
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
Betty Jo Taffe (R) and W. Murray Clark (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsBetty Jo TaffeRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.9%1,824
W. Murray ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
41.3%1,607
Lynn Rudmin ChongDemocrat
11.8%461
3,892 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)