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The 2014 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the election to New Hampshire's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Democratic governor Maggie Hassan ran for re-election to a second term in office. She defeated the Republican nominee, businessman Walt Havenstein. As of 2023, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of New Hampshire.
Background
Incumbent Democratic governor John Lynch decided to retire in 2012, rather than seek re-election to a fifth term in office. The Democratic nominee, former State Senate Majority Leader Maggie Hassan, defeated the Republican nominee, attorney and 1996 gubernatorial nominee Ovide M. Lamontagne, 55% to 43%.
New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states in the country whose governors are elected every two years. On only one occasion since 1924 has a first-term governor of New Hampshire been defeated for re-election to a second term: in 2004, when Lynch beat incumbent Republican governor Craig Benson.
Hassan had high approval ratings. An April 2014 WMUR/University of New Hampshire poll found that 57% of registered voters approved of the job she was doing, 58% had a favorable opinion of her, and 70% thought the state was going in the right direction. For these reasons, Hassan was not considered vulnerable going into the election. The Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, Governing and Sabato's Crystal Ball all considered the race "likely Democratic" and RealClearPolitics and The Rothenberg Political Report rated the race "safe Democratic".
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Declared
Ian Freeman, radio show host
Maggie Hassan, incumbent governor
Clecia Terrio, candidate for the State House in 2012
Hassan won the Democratic Party primary, held on September 9, 2014, with 94.3% of the votes cast.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Declared
Daniel J. Greene
Walt Havenstein, businessman
Andrew Hemingway, businessman, Tea Party activist and candidate for Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee in 2013
Jonathan Smolin
Havenstein won the Republican Party primary, held on September 9, 2014, with 55.6% of the votes cast.
Declined
William Harrison Binnie, industrialist, investment banker and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Jeb Bradley, Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate and former U.S. representative
Brad Cook, attorney
Jeanie Forrester, state senator
Ted Gatsas, Mayor of Manchester
Frank Guinta, former U.S. representative (ran for NH-01)
Gary Lambert, former state senator (ran for NH-02)
George Lambert, state representative
Ovide Lamontagne, businessman, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for governor in 1996 and 2012
Chuck Morse, state senator
Bob Odell, state senator
John Reagan, state senator
Chuck Rolecek, businessman and candidate for the Executive Council of New Hampshire in 2012
Andy Sanborn, state senator
Kevin H. Smith, conservative activist, former state representative and candidate for governor in 2012
John Stephen, former Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services and nominee for governor in 2010
Christopher Sununu, Executive Councillor, son of former governor John H. Sununu and brother of former U.S. senator John E. Sununu (ran for re-election)
John E. Sununu, former U.S. senator
= Polling
== Results
=General election
= Debates
=Complete video of debate, October 22, 2014
= Predictions
== Polling
== Results
=Counties that swung from Democratic to Republican
Belknap (largest city: Laconia)
Hillsborough (largest municipality: Manchester)
Rockingham (largest municipality: Derry)
By congressional district
Hassan won both congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.
References
External links
New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
Official campaign websites
Maggie Hassan for Governor incumbent
Walt Havenstein for Governor
Andrew Hemingway for Governor
Libertarian Candidates for 2014
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