1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 4
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
George E. Freese Jr. (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John H. McLaughlin (D) by 7.4 points.
George E. Freese Jr.Republican · winner
53.7%8,460
John H. McLaughlinDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%7,291
15,751 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