1978 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
November 7, 1978
 
Nominee Gordon J. Humphrey Thomas J. McIntyre
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 133,745 127,945
Percentage 50.71% 48.51%
County results

Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%

McIntyre:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Gordon J. Humphrey
Republican

The 1978 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas J. McIntyre ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated by Republican Gordon J. Humphrey.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1978 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) 31,796 80.70%
Democratic Raymond J. Coughlan 7,605 19.30%
Total votes 39,401 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Carmen Chimento, perennial candidate[2]
  • Gordon J. Humphrey, professional pilot and conservative activist
  • Alf E. Jacobson, State Senator from New London[3]
  • James Masiello, businessman and former Mayor of Keene[4]

Results

1978 Republican Senate primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gordon J. Humphrey 35,503 50.24%
Republican James A. Masiello 18,371 26.00%
Republican Alf E. Jacobson 13,619 19.27%
Republican Carmen C. Chimento 2,885 4.08%
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent, write-in) 243 0.34%
Write-in All others 47 0.07%
Democratic Raymond J. Coughlan (write-in) 1 0.00%
Total votes 70,669 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gordon J. Humphrey 133,745 50.71% Increase7.59
Democratic Thomas J. McIntyre (incumbent) 127,945 48.51% Decrease8.37
Libertarian Craig Franklin 2,070 0.79% N/A
Total votes 284,047 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NH US Senate- D Primary Race - Sep 12, 1978".
  2. ↑ "Bio".
  3. ↑ "Alf Jacobson Obituary (2010) - New London, NH - Union Leader". Legacy.com.
  4. ↑ "Hansel could be our next great young mayor, by Frederick Parsells".
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NH US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 12, 1978".
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NH US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
  7. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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