1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1988 United States gubernatorial elections.

1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

November 6, 1988

Nominee Judd Gregg Paul McEachern Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 267,064 172,543 Percentage 60.45% 39.05%

Gregg:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% McEachern:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election John Sununu Republican Elected Governor Judd Gregg Republican

The 1988 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1988. Incumbent Governor John Sununu did not run for re-election, and was succeeded by U.S. Representative Judd Gregg.

As of 2020, this marks the most recent time that Republicans won the races for Governor and for President concurrently.

Election results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Judd Gregg	267,064	60.45%	6.73
	Democratic	Paul McEachern	172,543	39.05%	7.23
	Libertarian	Howard L. Wilson	2,216	0.50%	N/A
	Republican hold		Swing