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1988Final results

1988 election for New Hampshire Governor

Governor · New Hampshire

Judd Gregg (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Paul McEachern (D) by 21.5 points.

Judd GreggRepublican · winner
60.8%267,064
39.2%172,543
439,607 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+4.71982R+33.71984R+7.41986R+21.51988R+25.81990R+16.71992

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET