2006Final results
2006 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John Lynch (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Coburn (R) by 48.3 points.
John LynchDemocrat · winner
74.1%298,760
Jim CoburnRepublican
25.9%104,288
403,048 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET