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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for New Hampshire Senate District 15

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Susan McLane (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Harold L. Rice (D) by 1.1 points.

Susan McLaneRepublican · winner
50.5%6,636
Harold L. RiceDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%6,497
13,133 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+5.81976D+13.91978D+2.31980R+1.11982R+21.51984R+27.41988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET