1980Final results
1980 election for New Hampshire Senate District 8
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
George I. Wiggins (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Hoe Burling (D) by 2.8 points.
George I. WigginsRepublican · winner
51.4%6,626
Peter Hoe BurlingDemocrat
48.6%6,263
12,889 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