2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Maggie Hassan Ovide Lamontagne
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 378,934 294,024
Percentage 54.61% 42.53%

Hassan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Lamontagne:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
     70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election

John Lynch
Democratic

Elected Governor

Maggie Hassan
Democratic

The 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, U.S. House elections, and various state and local elections.

Four-term incumbent governor John Lynch was eligible to seek a fifth term. In the fall of 2011, Lynch announced that he would retire rather than run for re-election.[1] On September 11, 2012, Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne defeated primary opponents to win their parties' nominations.[2][3] Hassan won the election while carrying every county in the state and began the two-year term on January 3, 2013.[4]

  1. ^ Langley, Karen (September 16, 2011). "Lynch will not seek a fifth term". Concord Monitor. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Election Information". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lamontagne, Hassan will face off in governor's race". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  4. ^ New Hampshire