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New Hampshire governor election history

Every New Hampshire governor election from 1996 to 2024: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 9
  • Republican 6
D+50R+50D+25R+251996: D+17.719961998: D+35.219982000: D+5.020002002: R+20.420022004: D+2.120042006: D+48.220062008: D+42.620082010: D+7.620102012: D+12.120122014: D+4.920142016: R+2.320162018: R+7.020182020: R+31.820202022: R+15.520222024: R+9.32024
New Hampshire governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2024 Kelly Ayotte Republican Joyce Craig 9.2 828,568
2022 Chris Sununu Republican Tom Sherman 15.5 619,135
2020 Chris Sununu Republican Dan Feltes 31.8 793,260
2018 Chris Sununu Republican Molly M. Kelly 7.0 573,602
2016 flip Chris Sununu Republican Colin Van Ostern 2.3 724,863
2014 Maggie Hassan Democratic Walt Havenstein 5.0 486,183
2012 Maggie Hassan Democratic Ovide Lamontagne 12.1 693,877
2010 John Lynch Democratic John A. Stephen 7.6 456,588
2008 John Lynch Democratic Joe Kenney 42.6 682,584
2006 John Lynch Democratic Jim Coburn 48.2 403,531
2004 flip John Lynch Democratic Craig Benson 2.2 667,020
2002 flip Craig Benson Republican Mark Fernald 20.4 442,976
2000 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Gordon Humphrey 5.0 564,340
1998 Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Jay Lucas 35.2 318,940
1996 flip Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Ovide Lamontagne 17.7 497,040

New Hampshire Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent New Hampshire governor election?

Kelly Ayotte won in 2024 by 9.2 points.

When did a Democrat last win a New Hampshire governor race?

In 2014, when Maggie Hassan won.

When did a Republican last win a New Hampshire governor race?

In 2024, when Kelly Ayotte won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.