DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
Russell G. Claflin
Last held office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District CARROLL 4 (1972–1978). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 5.
Last office: New Hampshire House of Representatives, District CARROLL 4
- Last margin
- −39.5
- Lost 1980
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Claflin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Claflin has run
Margin: how far Claflin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 4 | General | Lost | Kenneth J. Macdonald (R), Russell C. Chase (R) | 8.5% | R+39.5 |
| 1976 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 4 | General | Won | Kenneth J. Macdonald (R) | 45.9% | R+8.3 |
| 1974 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 4 | General | Won | Russell C. Chase (R) | 48.5% | R+3.0 |
| 1972 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 4 | General | Won | Russell C. Chase (R), Maurice P. Girard (D) | 44.9% | R+1.9 |
| 1970 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 7 | General | Won | Russell C. Chase (R) | 49.3% | R+1.4 |
| 1968 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Carroll 7 | General | Won | Russell C. Chase (R), Harry J. Curtis (D) | 44.9% | D+0.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Claflin has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District CARROLL 4 · 1972–1978
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District CARROLL 7 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Claflin has run against
- Kenneth J. Macdonald (R) · 1980 election, lost
- Russell C. Chase (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive