2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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November 7, 2000
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Shaheen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Humphrey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election, defeating former United States senator Gordon Humphrey 49% to 44%.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeanne Shaheen (inc.) | 45,249 | 60.41 | |
| Democratic | Mark Fernald | 28,488 | 38.03 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,164 | 1.55 | |
| Total votes | 74,901 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Gordon J. Humphrey, former U.S. senator
- Jim Squires, former New Hampshire state senator
- Jeffrey R. Howard, former attorney general of New Hampshire, former United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
- Fred Bramante, perennial candidate
- Jim Marron
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gordon Humphrey | 54,134 | 51.86 | |
| Republican | Jim Squires | 23,582 | 22.59 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey R. Howard | 21,734 | 20.82 | |
| Republican | Fred Bramante | 2,500 | 2.39 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 1,851 | 1.77 | |
| Republican | Jim Marron | 584 | 0.56 | |
| Total votes | 104,385 | 100.00 | ||
Independent
- Mary Brown, former New Hampshire state senator
Libertarian
- John J. Babiarz
Campaign
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 2, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 26, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 31, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeanne Shaheen (inc.) | 275,038 | 48.74% | −17.34% | |
| Republican | Gordon J. Humphrey | 246,952 | 43.76% | +12.88% | |
| Independent | Mary Brown | 35,904 | 6.36% | ||
| Libertarian | John J. Babiarz | 6,446 | 1.14% | −1.57% | |
| Majority | 28,086 | 4.98% | −30.23% | ||
| Turnout | 564,340 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Results by county
| County | Jeanne Shaheen Democratic |
Gordon Humphrey Republican |
Mary Brown Independent |
John Babiarz Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Belknap | 11,994 | 44.6% | 12,980 | 48.3% | 1,664 | 6.2% | 208 | 0.9% | -986 | -3.7% | 26,867 |
| Carroll | 10,363 | 43.9% | 11,691 | 49.5% | 1,260 | 5.3% | 188 | 1.3% | -1,328 | -5.6% | 23,618 |
| Cheshire | 17,734 | 53.7% | 12,554 | 38.0% | 2,245 | 6.8% | 478 | 1.5% | 5,180 | 15.7% | 33,053 |
| Coös | 7,011 | 48.2% | 6,470 | 44.5% | 896 | 6.2% | 156 | 1.1% | 541 | 3.8% | 14,537 |
| Grafton | 18,425 | 48.3% | 17,030 | 44.6% | 2,066 | 5.4% | 609 | 1.7% | 1,395 | 1.7% | 38,178 |
| Hillsborough | 78,522 | 47.6% | 75,067 | 45.5% | 9,523 | 5.8% | 1,763 | 1.2% | 3,455 | 2.1% | 165,047 |
| Merrimack | 33,571 | 52.8% | 24,479 | 38.5% | 4,766 | 7.5% | 677 | 1.2% | 9,092 | 14.3% | 63,602 |
| Rockingham | 61,247 | 46.3% | 60,837 | 46.0% | 8,743 | 6.6% | 1,395 | 1.1% | 410 | 0.3% | 132,351 |
| Strafford | 28,044 | 56.9% | 17,234 | 35.0% | 3,326 | 6.8% | 620 | 1.3% | 10,810 | 21.9% | 49,262 |
| Sullivan | 8,127 | 44.1% | 8,610 | 46.7% | 1,415 | 7.7% | 252 | 1.5% | -483 | -2.6% | 18,438 |
| Totals | 275,038 | 48.7% | 246,952 | 43.8% | 35,904 | 6.4% | 6,446 | 1.1% | 28,086 | 4.9%% | 564,953 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- ↑ "Home - NHSOS". www.sos.nh.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Home - NHSOS". www.sos.nh.gov. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Home - NHSOS". www.sos.nh.gov. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
See also