1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET