2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	November 2, 2004
	Lynch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%; Benson: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Craig Benson; Republican	Elected Governor ; John Lynch; Democratic

The 2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 2004, concurrent with that year's presidential election. Democrat John Lynch, a multimillionaire businessman from Hopkinton, narrowly defeated incumbent Republican governor Craig Benson of Rye, winning a two-year term. Benson was the first New Hampshire governor in 80 years to lose reelection after one term. Lynch was sworn in on January 6, 2005.

To date, Benson is the most recent incumbent governor to lose reelection in any New England state.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John Lynch, businessman and University System of New Hampshire Trustee
Paul McEachern, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lynch	43,798	74.28%
	Democratic	Paul McEachern	14,403	24.43%
	Democratic	Write-ins	761	1.29%
Total votes			58,962	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Craig Benson, incumbent governor of New Hampshire
Charles Tarbell, New Castle selectman

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Benson (incumbent)	49,097	74.00%
	Republican	Charles Tarbell	13,621	20.53%
	Republican	Write-ins	3,632	5.47%
Total votes			66,350	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]	Lean R	November 1, 2004

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2004^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Lynch	340,299	51.02%	+12.80%
	Republican	Craig Benson (incumbent)	325,981	48.87%	−9.75%
	Write-in		740	0.11%	n/a
Total votes			667,020	100.00%	n/a
	Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that swung from Republican to Democratic

Coös (largest city: Berlin)
Grafton (largest city: Lebanon)
Merrimack (largest city: Concord)
Strafford (largest city: Dover)
Sullivan (largest city: Claremont)

References

^ "NH-SOS - NHSOS". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "NH-SOS - NHSOS". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ "NH-SOS - NHSOS".

External links

New Hampshire Secretary of State's office, election division

[1] "NH-SOS - NHSOS". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[2] "NH-SOS - NHSOS". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[3] "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[4] "NH-SOS - NHSOS".

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Counties that swung from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

External links