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1988 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Judd Gregg won the 1988 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Judd Gregg received 267,064 popular votes (60.45%). The main challenger was Paul McEachern (39.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Gregg and McEachern

Gregg +21.4 pts · won by 94,521 votes
Judd GreggRepublicanWINNER60.45%
267,064 votes
Paul McEachernDemocratic39.05%
172,543 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.