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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 General election  



3.1  Predictions  





3.2  Polling  





3.3  Results  







4 References  





5 External links  














2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election






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2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

← 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 →
 
Nominee John Lynch Joseph Kenney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 479,042 188,555
Percentage 70.1% 27.6%

Lynch:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kenney:      50–60%


Governor before election

John Lynch
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Lynch
Democratic

The 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election, took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent governor John Lynch won his third term with a landslide victory over Republican opponent Joseph Kenney.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 44,549 90.69
Democratic Kathryn Forry 4,444 9.05
Democratic Write-ins 131 0.27
Total votes 49,124 100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Kenney 49,235 92.69
Republican Write-ins 3,885 7.31
Total votes 53,120 100.00

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe D October 16, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report[4] Safe D November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe D November 3, 2008
Real Clear Politics[6] Safe D November 4, 2008

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
John
Lynch (D)
Joseph
Kenney (R)
Survey USA October 29–30, 2008 65% 28%
Survey USA October 4–5, 2008 67% 24%
American Research Group June 13–17, 2008 65% 21%
University of New Hampshire April 25–30, 2008 68% 17%
American Research Group March 21, 2008 62% 20%
American Research Group December 21, 2007 48% 32%

Results[edit]

2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 479,042 70.15% -3.86%
Republican Joseph Kenney 188,555 27.61% +1.78%
Libertarian Susan Newell 14,987 2.19% +2.01%
Write-in 326 0.05% N/A
Total votes 682,910 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "dgovsummary2008". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  • ^ "rgovsummary2008". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  • ^ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  • ^ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  • ^ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  • ^ "2008 New Hampshire Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  • ^ "Summary Governor". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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