New Hampshire

Incumbent: Maggie Hassan (D)

Primary Election: September 14, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010

STATUS: Incumbent Running
RATING: Likely Democratic Retention

RECENT ELECTION RESULTS:
2006 Result: Lynch wins 74%-26%.
2008 Result: Lynch wins 70%-28%.

New Hampshire Gubernatorial Headlines

Democrats:
John Lynch (i)

Republicans:
Frank Emiro
Jack Kimball
John Stephen
Karen Testerman

Local Blogs/Media
Blue Hampshire (progressive)
Front Door Politics

PollWatch:
Public Policy Polling: Hassan riding high in NH, safe for 2014 re-election, 50-31% job approval rating (4/23/13)
Rasmussen: Hassan leads Lamontagne, 50-45% (11/5/12)
Rasmussen: Lamontagne slight edge in tossup race, 48-46% (10/28/12)
Rasmussen: Lamontagne now holds slim lead, 48-46% (10/18/12)
Rasmussen: Hassan slight lead over Lamontagne, 48-46% (10/14/12)
WMUR/Granite State: Gubernatorial race tight in New Hampshire, Hassan up 38-36% (10/2/12)
Rasmussen: Lamontagne leads Hassan 48-44% (9/22/12)
Public Policy Polling: Tight general election gubernatorial race, Dem primary a tossup, Ovide leads GOP race (8/15/12)
Rasmussen: Race for NH governor is wide open; All matchups are neck-and-neck (6/22/12)
WMUR/Granite State: Lynch still popular, other potential candidates relatively unknown (10/18/11)
WMUR/Granite State: Lynch approval rating remains strong at 66% (2/7/11)
Strategic National: Ovide Lamontagne leads GOP guber prospects (1/24/11)
Rasmussen: Lynch’s lead over Stephen shrinks, 51-47% (10/27/10)
WMUR/Granite State: Lynch holds 17-point lead over Stephen, 51-34% (9/29/10)
ARG: Lynch-Stephen contest now a tossup, Lynch 42%, Stephen 40%, Undecided 14% (9/27/10)
Public Policy Polling: Lynch still up by double digits, leads 51-39% (9/16/10)
Rasmussen: Stephen narrows gap, trails Lynch 48-46% (9/15/10)
Rasmussen: Lynch again above 50% threshold, leads Stephen 50-39 (8/5/10)
WMUR/Granite State: In tough year for NH Dems, Lynch still looks strong (7/30/10)
PPP: Lynch surging to reelection (7/29/10)
Rasmussen: Lynch with double-digit lead over Stephen, 47-35 (5/26/10)
WMUR/Granite State: Lynch job approval high, has strong leads (5/3/10)
WMUR/Granite State: GOP resurgent in federal races (4/29/10)
PPP: Lynch leads all (mostly unkown) GOPers (4/23/10)
Rasmussen: Lynch still leading, although below 50 against Stephen (4/7/10)
Rasmussen: Lynch holds strong leads over three challengers (3/11/10)
Rasmussen: Lynch holds comfortable leads in any potential matchup (Sept 16, 2009)

State Resources:
NH SecState Elections Division