2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2000 United States gubernatorial elections.

2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

November 7, 2000

Nominee Jeanne Shaheen Gordon Humphrey Mary Brown Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 275,038 246,952 35,904 Percentage 48.74% 43.76% 6.36%

Shaheen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Humphrey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election Jeanne Shaheen Democratic Elected Governor Jeanne Shaheen Democratic

The 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election, defeating former United States senator Gordon Humphrey 49% to 44%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jeanne Shaheen, incumbent governor of New Hampshire
• Mark Fernald, New Hampshire state senator

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen (inc.)	45,249	60.41
	Democratic	Mark Fernald	28,488	38.03
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,164	1.55
Total votes			74,901	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Gordon J. Humphrey, former U.S. senator
• Jim Squires, former New Hampshire state senator
• Jeffrey R. Howard, former attorney general of New Hampshire, former United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
• Fred Bramante, perennial candidate
• Jim Marron

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon Humphrey	54,134	51.86
	Republican	Jim Squires	23,582	22.59
	Republican	Jeffrey R. Howard	21,734	20.82
	Republican	Fred Bramante	2,500	2.39
	Republican	Write-ins	1,851	1.77
	Republican	Jim Marron	584	0.56
Total votes			104,385	100.00

Independent

• Mary Brown, former New Hampshire state senator

Libertarian

• John J. Babiarz

Campaign

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
• Complete video of debate, October 2, 2000
• Complete video of debate, October 26, 2000
• Complete video of debate, October 31, 2000

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen (inc.)	275,038	48.74%	−17.34%
	Republican	Gordon J. Humphrey	246,952	43.76%	+12.88%
	Independent	Mary Brown	35,904	6.36%
	Libertarian	John J. Babiarz	6,446	1.14%	−1.57%
Majority			28,086	4.98%	−30.23%
Turnout			564,340
	Democratic hold		Swing

Results by county

County	Jeanne Shaheen Democratic		Gordon Humphrey Republican		Mary Brown Independent		John Babiarz Libertarian		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Belknap	11,994	44.6%	12,980	48.3%	1,664	6.2%	208	0.9%	-986	-3.7%	26,867
Carroll	10,363	43.9%	11,691	49.5%	1,260	5.3%	188	1.3%	-1,328	-5.6%	23,618
Cheshire	17,734	53.7%	12,554	38.0%	2,245	6.8%	478	1.5%	5,180	15.7%	33,053
Coös	7,011	48.2%	6,470	44.5%	896	6.2%	156	1.1%	541	3.8%	14,537
Grafton	18,425	48.3%	17,030	44.6%	2,066	5.4%	609	1.7%	1,395	1.7%	38,178
Hillsborough	78,522	47.6%	75,067	45.5%	9,523	5.8%	1,763	1.2%	3,455	2.1%	165,047
Merrimack	33,571	52.8%	24,479	38.5%	4,766	7.5%	677	1.2%	9,092	14.3%	63,602
Rockingham	61,247	46.3%	60,837	46.0%	8,743	6.6%	1,395	1.1%	410	0.3%	132,351
Strafford	28,044	56.9%	17,234	35.0%	3,326	6.8%	620	1.3%	10,810	21.9%	49,262
Sullivan	8,127	44.1%	8,610	46.7%	1,415	7.7%	252	1.5%	-483	-2.6%	18,438
Totals	275,038	48.7%	246,952	43.8%	35,904	6.4%	6,446	1.1%	28,086	4.9%%	564,953

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Belknap (largest city: Laconia)
• Carroll (largest town: Conway)
• Sullivan (largest city: Claremont)

See also

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