1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1986 November 6, 1988 1990  
  Judd Gregg 00.gif No image.svg
Nominee Judd Gregg Paul McEachern
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote267,064172,543
Percentage60.45%39.05%

1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Gregg:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
McEachern:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

John Sununu
Republican

Elected Governor

Judd Gregg
Republican

The 1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1988. Incumbent Governor John Sununu did not run for re-election, and was succeeded by U.S. Representative Judd Gregg.

Contents

As of 2020, this marks the most recent time that Republicans won the races for Governor and for President concurrently, [1] although they came close to doing so in 2016.[ original research? ]

Election results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1988 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Judd Gregg 267,064 60.45% Increase2.svg6.73
Democratic Paul McEachern172,54339.05%Decrease2.svg7.23
Libertarian Howard L. Wilson2,2160.50%N/A
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. "1988 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. 1988 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Hampshire US Election Atlas

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