2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Lynch John Stephen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote239,390205,433
Percentage52.6%45.1%
2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
Lynch:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Stephen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%
Governor before election

John Lynch
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Lynch
Democratic

The 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Lynch was re-elected to his fourth and final term. [1]

Contents

New Hampshire is one of only two states where the Governor serves for a two-year term, the other being neighboring Vermont. Lynch was re-elected by landslide margins in 2006 and 2008, and enjoyed historically high approval ratings. In early 2010, his approval rating showed a downward trend, with an April poll indicating that his approval had fallen below 50% (44% approve, 42% disapprove). [2] After the primary elections in mid-September, Lynch's approval rating rebounded (51% approve, 38% disapprove). [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • John Lynch, incumbent Governor [4]
  • Timothy Robertson, state representative
  • Frank Sullivan

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 49,832 87.5
Democratic Timothy Robertson3,7716.6
Democratic Frank Sullivan3,3775.9
Total votes56,980 97.3

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Frank Robert Emiro Sr., state representative
  • Jack Kimball, businessman [6]
  • John Stephen, former Health and Human Services Commissioner [7]
  • Karen Testerman, conservative activist [6]

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredJack
Kimball		John
Stephen		Karen
Testerman
Public Policy Polling September 11–12, 201024%45%8%
Public Policy Polling July 23–25, 201015%26%5%
Public Policy Polling April 17–18, 201010%29%15%

Results

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Results by county:
  Stephen–60–70%
  Stephen–50–60%
  Stephen–40–50%
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Stephen 77,962 61.6
Republican Jack Kimball31,58124.9
Republican Karen Testerman12,70810.0
Republican Frank Emiro4,3943.5
Total votes126,645 96.7

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [11] TossupOctober 14, 2010
Rothenberg [12] Lean DOctober 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [13] Lean DNovember 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14] Lean DOctober 28, 2010
CQ Politics [15] Likely DOctober 28, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		John
Lynch (D)		John
Stephen (R)
Rasmussen Reports October 27, 201051%45%
WMUR/UNH October 7–12, 201051%38%
American Research Group October 3–5, 201051%41%
Granite State Poll October 1, 201051%34%
American Research Group September 22–26, 201042%40%
Rasmussen Reports September 15, 201048%46%
Public Policy Polling September 11–12, 201051%39%
Rasmussen Reports August 5, 201050%39%
Public Policy Polling July 23–25, 201051%34%
Rasmussen Reports May 26, 201047%35%
Public Policy Polling April 17–18, 201047%36%
Rasmussen Reports April 7, 201047%37%
Rasmussen Reports March 8, 201050%35%
Granite State Poll January 27-February 3, 201050%30%
Hypothetical polling
With Kimball
Poll SourceDates AdministeredJohn
Lynch (D)		Jack
Kimball (R)
Public Policy Polling July 23–25, 201052%29%
Rasmussen Reports May 26, 201050%31%
Public Policy Polling April 17–18, 201047%35%
Rasmussen Reports April 7, 201050%34%
Rasmussen Reports March 8, 201051%32%
Research 2000 February 1–3, 201059%13%
Rasmussen Reports January 12, 201051%32%
Rasmussen Reports September 14, 200952%31%
With Morse
Poll SourceDates AdministeredJohn
Lynch (D)		Chuck
Morse (R)
Rasmussen Reports September 14, 200951%29%
With Sununu
Poll SourceDates AdministeredJohn
Lynch (D)		John
Sununu (R)
Granite State Poll September 25-October 2, 200950%37%
Rasmussen Reports September 14, 200948%43%
With Testerman
Poll SourceDates AdministeredJohn
Lynch (D)		Karen
Testerman (R)
Public Policy Polling July 23–25, 201052%28%
Rasmussen Reports May 26, 201051%32%
Public Policy Polling April 17–18, 201047%29%
Rasmussen Reports April 7, 201050%33%
Rasmussen Reports March 8, 201054%28%
Rasmussen Reports January 12, 201053%30%

Results

2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 240,346 52.63% -17.57%
Republican John Stephen205,61645.03%+17.43%
Libertarian John Babiarz10,0892.21%+0.02%
Write-in 537<0.01%N/A
Total votes456,588 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that swung from Democratic to Republican

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