New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2010

2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	Lynch: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Stephen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; 70–80%; Tie: 40–50%
Governor before election; John Lynch; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Lynch; Democratic

2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Election

The 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Lynch was re-elected to his fourth and final term.^[1]

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New Hampshire is one of only two states where the Governor serves for a two-year term, the other being neighboring Vermont. Lynch was re-elected by landslide margins in 2006 and 2008, and enjoyed historically high approval ratings. In early 2010, his approval rating showed a downward trend, with an April poll indicating that his approval had fallen below 50% (44% approve, 42% disapprove).^[2] After the primary elections in mid-September, Lynch's approval rating rebounded (51% approve, 38% disapprove).^[3]

General election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	49,832	87.5
	Democratic	Timothy Robertson	3,771	6.6
	Democratic	Frank Sullivan	3,377	5.9
Total votes			56,980	97.3

Poll source	Dates administered	Jack Kimball	John Stephen	Karen Testerman
Public Policy Polling	September 11–12, 2010	24%	45%	8%
Public Policy Polling	July 23–25, 2010	15%	26%	5%
Public Policy Polling	April 17–18, 2010	10%	29%	15%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stephen	77,962	61.6
	Republican	Jack Kimball	31,581	24.9
	Republican	Karen Testerman	12,708	10.0
	Republican	Frank Emiro	4,394	3.5
Total votes			126,645	96.7

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[11]	Tossup	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg^[12]	Lean D	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[13]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[14]	Lean D	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics^[15]	Likely D	October 28, 2010

Poll source	Date(s) administered	John Lynch (D)	John Stephen (R)
Rasmussen Reports	October 27, 2010	51%	45%
WMUR/UNH	October 7–12, 2010	51%	38%
American Research Group	October 3–5, 2010	51%	41%
Granite State Poll	October 1, 2010	51%	34%
American Research Group	September 22–26, 2010	42%	40%
Rasmussen Reports	September 15, 2010	48%	46%
Public Policy Polling	September 11–12, 2010	51%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	August 5, 2010	50%	39%
Public Policy Polling	July 23–25, 2010	51%	34%
Rasmussen Reports	May 26, 2010	47%	35%
Public Policy Polling	April 17–18, 2010	47%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	April 7, 2010	47%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	March 8, 2010	50%	35%
Granite State Poll	January 27-February 3, 2010	50%	30%

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2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Counties that swung from Democratic to Republican

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Poll Source	Dates Administered	John Lynch (D)	Jack Kimball (R)
Public Policy Polling	July 23–25, 2010	52%	29%
Rasmussen Reports	May 26, 2010	50%	31%
Public Policy Polling	April 17–18, 2010	47%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	April 7, 2010	50%	34%
Rasmussen Reports	March 8, 2010	51%	32%
Research 2000	February 1–3, 2010	59%	13%
Rasmussen Reports	January 12, 2010	51%	32%
Rasmussen Reports	September 14, 2009	52%	31%

Poll Source	Dates Administered	John Lynch (D)	John Sununu (R)
Granite State Poll	September 25-October 2, 2009	50%	37%
Rasmussen Reports	September 14, 2009	48%	43%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	240,346	52.63%	-17.57%
	Republican	John Stephen	205,616	45.03%	+17.43%
	Libertarian	John Babiarz	10,089	2.21%	+0.02%
	Write-in		537	<0.01%	N/A
Total votes			456,588	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold