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.
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November 4, 2008
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Lynch: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Kenney: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- John Lynch, incumbent governor of New Hampshire
- Kathryn Forry
Results
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| Totals | 479,042 | 70.1% | 188,555 | 27.6% | 15,313 | 2.2% | 290,487 | 42.5% | 682,910 |