1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 21
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Leo Lessard (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating McManus (R) by 10.6 points.
Leo LessardDemocrat · winner
55.3%7,490
McManusRepublican
44.7%6,050
13,540 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)