1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 14
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Vance R. Kelly (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Claveau (D) by 11.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Vance R. KellyRepublican · winner
55.6%7,674
Thomas ClaveauDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%6,123
13,797 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