2000Final results
2000 election for New Hampshire Senate District 5
New Hampshire State Senate · New Hampshire
Clifton Below (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Rubens (R) by 3.5 points.
Clifton BelowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%12,877
Jim RubensRepublican
48.3%12,011
24,888 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET