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1984 election for New Hampshire Senate District 24

New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire

Ruth L. Griffin (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Sawtelle (D) by 20.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ruth L. GriffinRepublican · winner
60.3%9,056
SawtelleDemocrat
39.7%5,967
15,023 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+13.21978D+24.81980D+17.81982R+20.61984D+25.91986D+8.01990

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