2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
(Redirected from New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2008)
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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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- John Lynch, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire
- Kathryn Forry
Results
editParty | 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
editCandidates
editResults
editParty | 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
editPredictions
editSource | 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
editPoll 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
editParty | 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