1982Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1982 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John H. Sununu (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Hugh J. Gallen (D) by 4.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John H. SununuRepublican · winner
52.4%145,389
Hugh J. GallenDemocrat
47.6%132,317
277,706 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET