2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Lynch was re-elected to his fourth and final term.

New Hampshire is one of only two states where the Governor serves for a two-year term, the other being neighboring Vermont. Lynch was re-elected by landslide margins in 2006 and 2008, and enjoyed historically high approval ratings. In early 2010, his approval rating showed a downward trend, with an April poll indicating that his approval had fallen below 50% (44% approve, 42% disapprove). After the primary elections in mid-September, Lynch's approval rating rebounded (51% approve, 38% disapprove).

Declared

 * John Lynch, incumbent Governor
 * Timothy Robertson, state representative
 * Frank Sullivan

Declared

 * Frank Robert Emiro Sr., state representative
 * Jack Kimball, businessman
 * John Stephen, former Health and Human Services Commissioner
 * Karen Testerman, conservative activist

Declined

 * Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Attorney General
 * Frank Guinta, Mayor of Manchester
 * Chuck Morse, former State Senator
 * John E. Sununu, former U.S. Senator

Candidates

 * John Babiarz, Libertarian
 * John Lynch, Democratic
 * John Stephen, Republican

Polling

 * With Kimball


 * With Morse


 * With Sununu


 * With Testerman

Counties that swung from Democratic to Republican

 * Rockingham (largest municipality: Derry)