2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none related races 2008 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire presidential no 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 2006 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 2010 November 4, 2008 File:John Lynch (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Lynch Democratic Party (United States) 479,042 70.15% 3x4.svg Joseph Kenney Republican Party (United States) 188,555 27.61% Governor John Lynch Democratic Party (United States) John Lynch Democratic Party (United States) x245px County results x245px Municipality results Lynch: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Kenney: #e27f7f 50–60% 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. Democratic primary Candidates John Lynch, incumbent governor of New Hampshire Kathryn Forry Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/dgovsum08.htm dgovsummary2008 2011-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607030755/http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/dgovsum08.htm 2011-06-07 dead John Lynch (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 44,549 90.69 Kathryn Forry Democratic Party (United States) 4,444 9.05 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 131 0.27 49,124 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Joseph Kenney, New Hampshire state senator Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/rgovsum.htm rgovsummary2008 2011-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607030801/http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2008/rgovsum.htm 2011-06-07 dead Joseph Kenney Republican Party (United States) 49,235 92.69 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 3,885 7.31 53,120 100.00 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttps://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings 2008 Governor Race ratings The Cook Political Report en March 4, 2021Safe DOctober 16, 2008 Rothenberg Political Report2008 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2008-gubernatorial-ratings6 Gubernatorial Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report May 25, 2021 Safe D November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal BallTHE LAST LAST WORD The Crystal Ball's Final Projections for the 2008 Election https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2008110301/ Sabato's Crystal Ball December 25, 2021 Safe D November 3, 2008Real Clear PoliticsNovember 4, 2008 2008 New Hampshire Governor Race https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/governor/nh/new_hampshire_governor-580.html March 5, 2021 RealClearPoliticsSafe DNovember 4, 2008 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered JohnLynch (D) JosephKenney (R)Survey USASurvey USAOctober 29–30, 200865%28%Survey USASurvey USAOctober 4–5, 200867%24%American Research GroupAmerican Research GroupJune 13–17, 200865%21%University of New HampshireUniversity of New HampshireApril 25–30, 200868%17%American Research GroupAmerican Research GroupMarch 21, 200862%20%American Research GroupAmerican Research GroupDecember 21, 200748%32% Results right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial electionhttp://www.sos.nh.gov/general2008/sumgov08.htm Summary Governor 2011-05-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022615/http://www.sos.nh.gov/general2008/sumgov08.htm 2011-06-07 Democratic Party (United States) John Lynch (incumbent) 479,042 70.15% -3.86% Republican Party (United States) Joseph Kenney 188,555 27.61% +1.78% Libertarian Party (US) Susan Newell 14,987 2.19% +2.01% 326 0.05% N/A 682,910 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county County John LynchDemocratic Joe KenneyRepublican Various candidatesOther 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% 21,702Totals479,04270.1%188,55527.6%15,3132.2%290,48742.5%682,910 References 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 contributionsMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 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 2008 Category:2008 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial