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2004 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2004 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John Lynch won the 2004 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John Lynch received 340,299 popular votes (51.02%). The main challenger was Craig Benson (48.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Lynch and Benson

Lynch +2.2 pts · won by 14,318 votes
John LynchDemocraticWINNER51.02%
340,299 votes
Craig BensonRepublican48.87%
325,981 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.