New Hampshire gubernatorial election 2008
The 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008 to determine the governor of the US state of New Hampshire for the next two years. Incumbent John Lynch ( Democratic Party ) successfully ran for a third term.
Primaries
As usual in many elections in the US, voters initially a code (given under Primary ) those candidates who took the only for his respective party against the candidates of the other parties in the actual election.
Democratic Party
Candidates in the Democratic Party primary were:
- John Lynch, Acting Governor
- Kathryn Forry
Republican Party
Candidates in the Republican Party primary were:
- Joseph Kenney, Member of the New Hampshire Senate
Election results
Democratic primary
Political party | candidate | be right | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Party | John Lynch | 44,549 | 90.69 | |
Democratic Party | Kathryn Forry | 4,444 | 9.05 | |
Democratic Party | Other (write-in) | 131 | 0.27 |
Republican area code
Political party | candidate | be right | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican Party | Joseph Kenney | 49,235 | 92.69 | |
Republican Party | Other (write-in) | 3,885 | 7.31 |
Gubernatorial election
Political party | candidate | be right | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Party | John Lynch | 479.042 | 70.15 (−3.86% p) | |
Republican Party | Joseph Kenney | 188,555 | 27.61 (+1.78% p) | |
Libertarian party | Susan Newell | 14,987 | 2.19 (+2.01% p) | |
Other (write-in) | 326 | 0.05 |
Individual evidence
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