2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2006 United States gubernatorial elections.

2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

←  2004 November 7, 2006 2008  →

Nominee John Lynch Jim Coburn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 298,760 104,288 Percentage 74.0% 25.8%

County results Municipality results Lynch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Coburn:     50–60%

Governor before election John Lynch Democratic Elected Governor John Lynch Democratic

The 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat John Lynch defeated Republican James B. Coburn and won a second term as Governor of New Hampshire.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Lynch, incumbent Governor of New Hampshire

Results

Democratic Primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	43,442	99.51%
	Democratic	Write-ins	214	0.49%
Total votes			43,656	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Coburn, New Hampshire State Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Coburn	30,352	85.40%
	Republican	Write-ins	5,190	14.60%
Total votes			35,542	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Solid D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [5]	Safe D	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	John Lynch (D)	Jim Coburn (R)
Survey USA [7]	September 20, 2006	73%	23%

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2006 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	298,760	74.01%	+22.99%
	Republican	Jim Coburn	104,288	25.83%	−23.04%
	Libertarian	Richard Kahn (write-in)	323	0.08%	+0.08%
	Write-ins		308	0.08%
Majority			194,472	48.17%	+46.03%
Turnout			403,679
	Democratic hold		Swing

Counties that swung from Republican to Democratic

• Belknap (largest city: Laconia)
• Carroll (largest municipality: Conway)
• Hillsborough (largest municipality: Manchester)
• Rockingham (largest municipality: Derry)

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

References

1. "dgovsummary2006". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
2. "rgovsummary2006". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
3. "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
4. "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
5. "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
6. "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
7. Survey USA
8. "Summary Governor". Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.

External links

Campaign websites (Archived)

• John Lynch
• Jim Coburn