New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2008

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2008

2006 ← November 4, 2008 → 2010

Nominee John Lynch Joe Kenney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 479,042 188,555 Percentage 70.15% 27.61%

Governor before election John Lynch Democratic Elected Governor John Lynch Democratic

The New Hampshire gubernatorial election of 2008, 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

• John Lynch, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
• Kathryn Forry

Results

Democratic Primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John Lynch (inc.)	44,549	90.69%
	Democratic	Kathryn Forry	4,444	9.05%
	Democratic	Write-ins	131	0.27%
Totals			49,124	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joe Kenney, New Hampshire State Senator

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Joe Kenney	49,235	92.69%
	Republican	Write-ins	3,885	7.31%
Totals			53,120	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	John Lynch (D)	Joe Kenney (R)
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

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2008[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Lynch (inc.)	479,042	70.15%	-3.86%
	Republican	Joe Kenney	188,555	27.61%	+1.78%
	Libertarian	Susan Newell	14,987	2.19%
	Write-ins		326	0.05%
Majority			290,487	42.54%	-5.64%
Turnout			682,910
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. ^ http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/dgovsum08.htm
2. ^ http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/rgovsum.htm
3. ^ http://www.sos.nh.gov/general2008/sumgov08.htm

External links

• 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 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
  • Joe Kenney, Republican candidate