John Lynch

Governor
Born
November 25, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2004–2010
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lynch1.4M
Opponents824,257
4
Elections run

Between 2004 and 2010, John Lynch ran in 4 governor elections, winning all 4. Lynch's biggest single-election total was 479,042 votes, in the 2008 governor election in New Hampshire. Lynch's closest win came in the 2004 governor election in New Hampshire, decided by 14,318 votes.

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How many votes has John Lynch received?

John Lynch has received 1,357,491 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John Lynch’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010GovernorNew HampshireWon239,39052.63%John Stephen
2008GovernorNew HampshireWon479,04270.15%Joseph Kenney
2006GovernorNew HampshireWon298,76074.01%Jim Coburn
2004GovernorNew HampshireWon340,29951.02%Craig Benson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q708125). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Lynch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-lynch. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.