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1980Final results

1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 15

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Harold L. Rice (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Caroline L. Gross (R) by 2.3 points.

Harold L. RiceDemocrat · winner
51.2%5,989
48.8%5,717
11,706 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

EvenR+30.31972D+5.81976D+13.91978D+2.31980R+1.11982R+21.51984

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