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The2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 2004, concurrent with that year's presidential election.DemocratJohn Lynch, a multimillionaire businessman fromHopkinton, narrowly defeated incumbentRepublican governorCraig Benson ofRye, winning a two-year term. Benson was the first New Hampshire governor in 80 years to lose reelection after one term. Lynch was sworn in on January 6, 2005.
To date, Benson is the most recent incumbent governor to lose reelection in any New England state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Lynch | 43,798 | 74.28% | |
| Democratic | Paul McEachern | 14,403 | 24.43% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 761 | 1.29% | |
| Total votes | 58,962 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Craig Benson (incumbent) | 49,097 | 74.00% | |
| Republican | Charles Tarbell | 13,621 | 20.53% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 3,632 | 5.47% | |
| Total votes | 66,350 | 100.00% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Lynch | 340,299 | 51.02% | +12.80% | |
| Republican | Craig Benson (incumbent) | 325,981 | 48.87% | −9.75% | |
| Write-in | 740 | 0.11% | n/a | ||
| Total votes | 667,020 | 100.00% | n/a | ||
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