1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 16
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Eleanor Podles (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Plourde (D) by 3.2 points.
Eleanor PodlesRepublican · winner
51.6%8,660
PlourdeDemocrat
48.4%8,125
16,785 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)