2008Final results
2008 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John Lynch (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph D. Kenney (R) by 43.5 points.
John LynchDemocrat · winner
71.8%479,042
Joseph D. KenneyRepublican
28.2%188,555
667,597 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET