2010Final results
2010 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
John Lynch (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Stephen (R) by 7.8 points.
John LynchDemocrat · winner
53.9%240,346
John A. StephenRepublican
46.1%205,616
445,962 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET