2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	Lynch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Coburn: 50–60%
Governor before election; John Lynch; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Lynch; Democratic

The 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat John Lynch defeated Republican James B. Coburn and won a second term as Governor of New Hampshire.

Democratic primary

Democratic Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	43,442	99.51%
	Democratic	Write-ins	214	0.49%
Total votes			43,656	100.00%

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Coburn	30,352	85.40%
	Republican	Write-ins	5,190	14.60%
Total votes			35,542	100.00%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[3]	Solid D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[5]	Safe D	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006

Poll source	Date(s) administered	John Lynch (D)	Jim Coburn (R)
Survey USA	September 20, 2006	73%	23%

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2006^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Lynch (incumbent)	298,760	74.01%	+22.99%
	Republican	Jim Coburn	104,288	25.83%	-23.04%
	Libertarian	Richard Kahn (write-in)	323	0.08%	+0.08%
	Write-ins		308	0.08%
Majority			194,472	48.17%	+46.03%
Turnout			403,679
	Democratic hold		Swing