2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2000 United States gubernatorial elections.

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%.

2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jeanne Shaheen Gordon Humphrey Mary Brown Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 275,038 246,952 35,904 Percentage 48.8% 43.8% 6.4%

County results Municipality results 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

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^[2]

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^[3]

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

Counties that swung from Democratic to Republican

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