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The 1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Governor Steve Merrill won re-election.
Merrill chose not to seek a third term in 1996, and following this election, the Democrats would control the governorship for 18 of the next 20 years.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Steve Merrill (inc.) | 218,134 | 69.94% | +13.92% | |
| Democratic | Wayne King | 79,686 | 25.55% | −14.40% | |
| Libertarian | Steve Winter | 13,709 | 4.40% | +0.40% | |
| Write-ins | 353 | 0.11% | |||
| Majority | 138,448 | 44.39% | +28.31% | ||
| Turnout | 311,882 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2004, in 11 states and two territories. There was no net gain in seats for either party, as Democrats picked up an open seat in Montana while defeating incumbent Craig Benson in New Hampshire, while Republicans defeated incumbent Joe Kernan in Indiana and won Missouri after Bob Holden lost in the primary. These elections coincided with the presidential election.
Stephen Everett Merrill was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He served as the 77th governor of New Hampshire from 1993 to 1997.
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) is the New Hampshire affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). Active since its foundation in 1972, it is the third-largest political party in the state having had multiple members elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as being ballot-qualified multiple times.
The 2002 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Three-term incumbent Democratic governor Jeanne Shaheen opted to unsuccessfully run for the United States Senate rather than seek a fourth term as governor. Republican Craig Benson, a self-funded businessman, defeated Democrat Mark Fernald, a state senator, in the general election after both won contested primary elections.
The 1992 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1992. Republican nominee Steve Merrill, who defeated Ed Dupont and Liz Hager for the Republican nomination, won the election, defeating Deborah Arnie Arnesen, who had defeated Norman D'Amours for the Democratic nomination.
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor Chris Sununu won re-election to a second term, defeating former state senator Molly Kelly. Sununu was the first incumbent Republican to win reelection as governor since Steve Merrill was reelected in 1994.
Ralph Degnan Hough is an American politician who served as acting governor of New Hampshire for roughly a week in January 1993. Though now a registered Democrat, he was a Republican during his time in state government.
The 1802 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 9, 1802. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a ninth term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate, former Governor and U.S. Senator John Langdon.
The 1804 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 13, 1804. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to an eleventh term, defeating Democratic-Republican candidate, former Governor and U.S. Senator John Langdon in a re-match of the previous year's election.
The 1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1809. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon was defeated for re-election by Federalist candidate, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature Jeremiah Smith.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2024, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2020, except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2022. In addition to state gubernatorial elections, the territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico held elections for their governors. This was also the first time since 1988 that a Republican nominee won the gubernatorial election in American Samoa and also the first time since 1996 that an incumbent governor there lost re-election.
The 1860 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1860.
The 1859 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1859.
The 1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1863.
The 1864 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1864.
The 1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1841.
The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842.
Wayne Douglas King is an American politician and author who served three terms in the New Hampshire General Court and three terms in the New Hampshire Senate.
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