1984 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

The 1984 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 6, 1984.

1984 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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Nominee Gordon J. Humphrey Norman D'Amours Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,828 157,447 Percentage 58.75% 40.96%

County results Municipality results Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% D'Amours:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Gordon J. Humphrey Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Republican

Senator Gordon Humphrey was re-elected to a second term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Gordon J. Humphrey, incumbent Senator

Results

Senator Humphrey was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Norman D'Amours, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

Results

Representative D'Amours was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Independents and third parties

Libertarian

• Saunder "Sandy" Primack

General election

Campaign

During the campaign, D'Amours accused Humphrey of being "ultraconservative." Humphrey, long considered a target for Senate Democrats, may have been helped by his support of environmental programs, including an increase for Superfund spending.^[1]

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gordon J. Humphrey (incumbent)	225,828	58.75%	8.04
	Democratic	Norman D'Amours	157,447	40.96%	7.55
	Libertarian	Saunder Primack	1,094	0.29%	0.50
Total votes			384,369	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1984 United States Senate elections

References

1. Tolchin, Martin (January 25, 1984). "IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, SLUGFEST FOR G.O.P. SENATE SEAT STARTS EARLY, TOO". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
2. "NH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.