2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John Lynch (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Craig Benson (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John LynchDemocrat · winner
51.1%340,299
Craig BensonRepublican
48.9%325,981
666,280 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET