2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat John Lynch defeated Republican James B. Coburn and won a second term as Governor of New Hampshire.
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November 7, 2006
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Lynch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Coburn: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- John Lynch, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Lynch (incumbent) | 43,442 | 99.51% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 214 | 0.49% | |
| Total votes | 43,656 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Coburn | 30,352 | 85.40% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 5,190 | 14.60% | |
| Total votes | 35,542 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
John Lynch (D) |
Jim Coburn (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA[7] | September 20, 2006 | 73% | 23% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Lynch (incumbent) | 298,677 | 74.01% | +22.99% | |
| Republican | Jim Coburn | 104,223 | 25.83% | −23.04% | |
| Libertarian | Richard Kahn (write-in) | 323 | 0.08% | +0.08% | |
| Write-ins | 557 | 0.08% | |||
| Majority | 194,472 | 48.17% | +46.03% | ||
| Turnout | 403,680 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
By county
| County | John Lynch Democratic |
Jim Coburn Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Belknap | 15,467 | 75.3% | 5,050 | 24.6% | 21 | 0.1% | 10,417 | 50.7% | 20,538 |
| Carroll | 13,403 | 71.9% | 5,225 | 28.0% | 20 | 0.1% | 8,178 | 43.9% | 18,648 |
| Cheshire | 20,459 | 79.3% | 5,278 | 20.5% | 49 | 0.2% | 15,181 | 48.8% | 25,786 |
| Coos | 7,746 | 77.7% | 2,216 | 22.2% | 11 | 0.1% | 5,530 | 55.5% | 9,973 |
| Grafton | 22,452 | 77.2% | 6,573 | 22.6% | 53 | 0.2% | 15,879 | 54.6% | 29,078 |
| Hillsborough | 81,222 | 71.3% | 32,478 | 28.5% | 214 | 0.2% | 48,744 | 42.8% | 113,914 |
| Merrimack | 39,351 | 79.0% | 10,412 | 20.9% | 78 | 0.2% | 28,939 | 58.1% | 49,841 |
| Rockingham | 61,102 | 69.3% | 26,998 | 30.6% | 128 | 0.1% | 34,104 | 38.7% | 88,228 |
| Strafford | 27,168 | 79.9% | 6,776 | 19.9% | 42 | 0.1% | 20,392 | 60.0% | 33,986 |
| Sullivan | 10,391 | 75.9% | 3,282 | 24.0% | 15 | 0.1% | 7,109 | 51.9% | 13,688 |
| Totals | 298,677 | 74.0% | 104,223 | 25.8% | 780 | 0.2% | 194,454 | 48.2% | 403,680 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Belknap (largest city: Laconia)
- Carroll (largest municipality: Conway)
- Hillsborough (largest municipality: Manchester)
- Rockingham (largest municipality: Derry)