2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
November 4, 2008
 
Nominee John Lynch Joseph Kenney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 479,042 188,555
Percentage 70.15% 27.61%
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

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

Results

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

Predictions

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

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 John
Lynch (D)		 Joseph
Kenney (R)
Survey USA[7] October 29–30, 2008 65% 28%
Survey USA[8] October 4–5, 2008 67% 24%
American Research Group[9] June 13–17, 2008 65% 21%
University of New Hampshire[10] April 25–30, 2008 68% 17%
American Research Group[11] March 21, 2008 62% 20%
American Research Group[12] December 21, 2007 48% 32%

Results

2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[13]
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

By county

County John Lynch
Democratic		 Joe Kenney
Republican		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Belknap 22,212 68.1% 9,858 30.2% 539 1.6% 12,354 37.9% 32,609
Carroll 17,488 62.2% 10,009 35.6% 610 2.1% 7,479 26.6% 28,107
Cheshire 29,663 72.8% 9,827 24.1% 1,272 3.2% 19,836 48.7% 40,762
Coos 11,588 73.9% 3,742 23.9% 353 2.2% 7,846 50.0% 15,683
Grafton 34,654 73.3% 11,328 24.0% 1,287 2.7% 23,236 49.3% 47,179
Hillsborough 135,189 68.7% 56,831 28.9% 4,672 2.3% 78,358 39.8% 196,692
Merrimack 58,410 74.8% 18,222 23.3% 1,470 1.9% 40,188 51.5% 78,102
Rockingham 108,201 67.3% 49,158 30.6% 3,362 2.1% 59,043 36.7% 160,721
Strafford 45,878 74.8% 14,190 23.1% 1,265 2.1% 31,688 51.7% 61,333
Sullivan 15,849 73.0% 5,390 24.8% 463 2.2% 10,459 48.2% 21,702
Totals479,04270.1%188,55527.6%15,3132.2%290,48742.5%682,910

References

  1. ↑ "dgovsummary2008". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ "rgovsummary2008". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2008 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2008 Gubernatorial Ratings". Gubernatorial Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "THE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2008 New Hampshire Governor Race". RealClearPolitics. November 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Survey USA
  8. ↑ Survey USA
  9. ↑ American Research Group
  10. ↑ University of New Hampshire
  11. ↑ American Research Group
  12. ↑ American Research Group
  13. ↑ "Summary Governor". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
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