2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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For related races, see 2004 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 2004 New Hampshire gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 2004, concurrent with that year's presidential election. Democrat John Lynch, a multimillionaire businessman from Hopkinton, narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Governor Craig Benson of Rye, 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.
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To date, Benson is the most recent incumbent governor to lose reelection in any New England state.