New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2004
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In the 2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial race, multi-millionaire businessman John Lynch, a Hopkinton Democrat, defeated Republican incumbent Governor Craig Benson of Rye, and won a two-year term. Lynch was the first candidate to defeat a one-term incumbent governor in New Hampshire in 78 years. He was sworn in on January 6, 2005.
Democratic primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
| Democratic Primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Democratic |
John Lynch |
43,798 |
74.28% |
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Democratic |
Paul McEachern |
14,403 |
24.43% |
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Democratic |
Write-ins |
761 |
1.29% |
| Totals |
58,962 |
100.00% |
Republican primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
| Republican primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Craig Benson (inc.) |
49,097 |
74.00% |
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Republican |
Charles Tarbell |
13,621 |
20.53% |
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Republican |
Write-ins |
3,632 |
5.47% |
| Totals |
66,350 |
100.00% |
General election [edit]
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