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1984Final results

1984 election for New Hampshire Governor

Governor · New Hampshire

John H. Sununu (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Chris Spirou (D) by 33.7 points.

John H. SununuRepublican · winner
66.9%256,574
Chris SpirouDemocrat
33.1%127,156
383,730 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+18.41980R+4.71982R+33.71984R+7.41986R+21.51988R+25.81990

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET