1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

1984 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire

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First party Second party   Leader Judd Gregg Dudley Dudley Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 2nd district Not elected Seats won 2 0 Popular vote 250,602 119,111 Percentage 67.2% 31.9%

The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire were held on November 6, 1984, to determine who would represent New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. New Hampshire had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 1984 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	250,602	67.20%	2	—
	Democratic	119,111	31.94%	0	—
	Libertarian	1,749	0.47%	0	—
	Independent	1,435	0.38%	0	—
Totals		372,897	100.0%	2	—

District 1

See also: New Hampshire's 1st congressional district

1984 Democratic U.S. House primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dudley Dudley	14,086	49.92%
	Democratic	James M. Demers	12,910	45.75%
	Democratic	Steven J. Grycel	1,149	4.07%
	Democratic	Others	37	0.13%
	Democratic	Robert C. Smith [Note 1]	36	0.13%

1984 Republican U.S. House primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Smith	14,598	41.82%
	Republican	Lawrence J. Brady	8,928	25.57%
	Republican	Carleton Eldredge	5,577	15.98%
	Republican	Lucielle C. LaGasse	1,395	4.00%
	Republican	Dudley Dudley [Note 2]	104	0.30%
	Republican	James M. Demers [Note 3]	63	0.18%

New Hampshire's 1st congressional district election, 1984 ^{[1] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Smith	111,627	58.60%
	Democratic	Dudley Dudley	76,854	40.35%
	Independent	John G. H. Muehlke, Jr.	1,435	0.75%
	Libertarian	Arne R. Erickson	570	0.30%
Total votes			190,486	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

See also: New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district

1984 Democratic U.S. House primary ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Converse	5,936	41.59%
	Democratic	Elliot S. Maggin	4,710	33.00%
	Democratic	Carmen C. Chimento	3,554	24.90%
	Democratic	Judd Gregg [Note 4]	74	0.52%
Total votes			14,274	100.00%

New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district election, 1984 ^{[1] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judd Gregg	138,975	76.19%
	Democratic	Larry Converse	42,257	23.17%
	Libertarian	Alan Groupe	1,179	0.65%
Total votes			182,411	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• Politics portal
• United States portal

• 1984 United States House of Representatives elections

References

Notes

1. Smith was the Republican Party nominee in the general election but appeared on the ballot in the Democratic primary as well.
2. Dudley was the Democratic Party nominee in the general election but appeared on the ballot in the Republican primary as well.
3. Demers was a Democratic Party candidate in the primary election but appeared on the ballot in the Republican primary as well.
4. Gregg was the Republican Party nominee in the general election but appeared on the ballot in the Democratic primary as well.

Citations

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives . p. 34. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. "NH District 1 – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
3. "NH District 1 – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
4. "NH District 1". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
5. "NH District 2 – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
6. "NH District 2". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.