2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee John Lynch Craig Benson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 340,299 325,981
Percentage 51.0% 48.9%
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

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NH-SOS - NHSOS".
  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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