1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives: Sullivan 2
New Hampshire House of Representatives · New Hampshire
William F. J. Ardinger (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Edmund R. Belak Jr. (D) by 10.5 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
William F. J. ArdingerRepublican · winner
55.2%469
Edmund R. Belak Jr.Democrat · incumbent
44.8%380
849 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)