2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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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]- John Lynch, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
- Kathryn Forry
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
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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) |
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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]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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]- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Elections Division from the New Hampshire Secretary of State
- New Hampshire Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- New Hampshire Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- New Hampshire Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions[permanent dead link] from Follow the Money
- Kenney (R) vs. Lynch (D-i) graph of collected polls from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites
- John Lynch, Democratic incumbent candidate
- Joseph Kenney, Republican candidate
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