2002 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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When incumbent Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen opted to run for the United States Senate rather than seek a fourth term as governor, self-funding businessman Craig Benson, the Republican nominee defeated Mark Fernald, a New Hampshire State Senator and the Democratic nominee, in the general election after each of them won contested primary elections.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Mark Fernald, New Hampshire State Senator
- Bev Hollingworth, New Hampshire State Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Fernald | 34,683 | 53.28 | |
Democratic | Bev Hollingworth | 27,777 | 42.67 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 2,632 | 4.04 | |
Total votes | 65,092 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Craig Benson, businessman
- Bruce Keough, former New Hampshire State Senator
- Gordon Humphrey, former U.S. Senator, 2000 Republican nominee for governor
- Robert Kingsbury, perennial candidate
- Joe Haas
- Bob Kroepel
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Benson | 56,099 | 36.65 | |
Republican | Bruce Keough | 51,461 | 33.62 | |
Republican | Gordon Humphrey | 42,698 | 27.90 | |
Republican | Robert Kingsbury | 877 | 0.57 | |
Republican | Joe Haas | 759 | 0.50 | |
Republican | Bob Kroepel | 578 | 0.38 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 575 | 0.38 | |
Total votes | 153,047 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Craig Benson | 259,663 | 58.62% | +14.86% | |
Democratic | Mark Fernald | 169,277 | 38.21% | −10.52% | |
Libertarian | John Babiarz | 13,028 | 2.94% | +1.80% | |
Write-ins | 1,008 | 0.23% | |||
Majority | 90,386 | 20.40% | +15.43% | ||
Turnout | 442,976 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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