2002Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2002 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
Craig Benson (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Mark D. Fernald (D) by 21.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Craig BensonRepublican · winner
60.5%259,663
Mark D. FernaldDemocrat
39.5%169,277
428,940 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET