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1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

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Field	Value
election_name	1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
country	New Hampshire
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
previous_year	1980
next_election	1992 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
next_year	1992
election_date	November 4, 1986
image_size	x140px
image1	Warren Rudman.jpg
nominee1	Warren Rudman
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	154,090
percentage1	62.96%
image2	Endicott Peabody Gov.jpg
nominee2	Endicott Peabody
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	79,222
percentage2	32.37%
map	{{switcher
map_caption	Rudman:
Peabody:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Warren Rudman
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Warren Rudman
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

|x245px |County results |x245px |Municipality results}} Peabody:

The 1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican Senator Warren Rudman ran for re-election to a second term. He was initially challenged in the Republican primary by conservative Bruce Valley, a retired U.S. Navy commander, but Valley was disqualified from running in the primary. Instead, Valley ran as an independent in the general election. Rudman's main opponent was Endicott Peabody, the former Governor of Massachusetts and the Democratic nominee, who sought the nomination to prevent an adherent of the LaRouche movement from winning the party's nomination. While national Democrats hoped that Valley's participation in the race would split the Republican vote, potentially aiding Peabody, Rudman ultimately won re-election in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to Peabody's 32 percent and Valley's 5 percent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts
Robert L. Dupay, former Nashua Alderman
Robert A. Patton, Rye golf club maker and adherent of the LaRouche movement
Andrew Tempelman, Milford innkeeper

Campaign

In the lead-up to the 1986 election, few prominent Democratic candidates were interested in running against Rudman, who was perceived as popular and likely to win re-election. Many of the most prominent Democrats in state, including former U.S. Senator John A. Durkin, whom Rudman had defeated in 1980 United States Senate election in New Hampshire; former Congressman Norman D'Amours who lost to Gordon Humphrey for the state's other seat 2 years earlier; former State House Minority Leader Chris Spirou; State Representative Wayne King; and State Democratic Party Chair George Bruno, all declined to run. However, when Robert Patton, a golf club maker and adherent of the LaRouche movement, announced his candidacy, the state party moved to recruit a credible candidate to prevent "embarrassment." Former Massachusetts Governor Endicott Peabody, who moved to the state in the early 1980s and practiced law in Nashua, was recruited to run, and ultimately declared his candidacy on May 14, 1986. Robert Dupay, a former Nashua Alderman who had previously run for Governor, Executive Council, and Congress, also joined the primary, saying, "The main thing is to go after the LaRouche guy, that's my No. 1 responsibility."

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Warren Rudman, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election

Results

References

Ellement, John. (July 29, 1986). "NH GOP primary ballot to stay intact after rulings for Easton, against Valley". [[Boston Globe]].
Ellement, John. (August 20, 1986). "Valley qualifies as candidate in Senate race". [[Boston Globe]].
Ellement, John. (April 6, 1986). "N.H. Democrats Seek Candidate for Senate Seat". [[Boston Globe]].
(May 13, 1986). "Former Massachusetts governor running for senate seat in N.H.". [[Holyoke Transcript-Telegram]].
New Hampshire Secretary of State. (1987). "State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1987".

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