New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2012

The 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2012.

Four-term incumbent governor John Lynch is eligible to seek a fifth term but has publicly stated his intention to retire.

Candidates

Maggie Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan
Margaret “Maggie” Wood Hassan is a former Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate. She represented the 23rd District from 2004 to 2010. She is a member of the Democratic Party. -Early life, education, and early career:...

, former majority leader of the New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...

Potential

Jackie Cilley, former state Senator
Mark Connolly, former director of the New Hampshire's Bureau of Securities Regulation
Mark Fernald, 2002 Democratic gubernatorial nominee

Candidates

Ovide Lamontagne, candidate for U.S. Senate 2010
Kevin Smith, conservative activist

Potential

Bill Binnie, 2010 senate candidate
John Lyons, chairman of the New Hampshire Board of Education
John Stephen
John Stephen (New Hampshire)
John Stephen was the 2010 Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire.-Education:Stephen graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. Stephen earned his Bachelor of Science from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire...

, former Health and Human Services Commissioner and 2010 GOP nominee for Governor

Declined

Jeb Bradley
Jeb Bradley
Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, currently serving as Senate Majority Leader. He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Hampshire. He was formerly a U.S...

, State Senate Majority Leader
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...

and former U.S. representative

With Connolly

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Connolly (D)	Ovide Lamontagne (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	34%	40%	—	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Connolly (D)	John Stephen (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	36%	36%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Connolly (D)	John E. Sununu (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	36%	44%	—	20%

With Hassan

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maggie Hassan (D)	Ovide Lamontagne (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	35%	41%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maggie Hassan (D)	John Stephen (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	36%	37%	—	27%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Maggie Hassan (D)	John E. Sununu (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	36%	45%	—	19%

With Marchand

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Marchand (D)	Ovide Lamontagne (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	33%	40%	—	27%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Marchand (D)	John Stephen (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	34%	36%	—	30%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Marchand (D)	John E. Sununu (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 30-July 5, 2011	662	± 3.8%	35%	44%	—	21%

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Hypothetical polling
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With Bradley
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! Poll source
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administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| Mark
Connolly (D)
! width=110px| Jeb
Bradley (R)
! Other
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 30%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 31%
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{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| Maggie
Hassan (D)
! width=110px| Jeb
Bradley (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 28%
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{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| Steve
Marchand (D)
! width=110px| Jeb
Bradley (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 31%
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With Lynch
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| John
Lynch (D)
! width=110px| Jeb
Bradley (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 54%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 31-April 3, 2011
| align=center| 769
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 57%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| John
Lynch (D)
! width=110px| Ovide
Lamontagne (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 54%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 31-April 3, 2011
| align=center| 769
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 57%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 10%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| John
Lynch (D)
! width=110px| John
Stephen (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 31-April 3, 2011
| align=center| 769
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 57%
| align=center| 29%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 14%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:160px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=110px| John
Lynch (D)
! width=110px| John E.
Sununu (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| June 30-July 5, 2011
| align=center| 662
| align=center| ± 3.8%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 8%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| March 31-April 3, 2011
| align=center| 769
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 54%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 11%
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