▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : W omen ▁writers ▁of ▁young ▁adult ▁literature ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁Ut ah ▁Category : L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁from ▁Ut ah <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁g ubern atorial ▁race ▁occurred ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁concurrent ▁with ▁that ▁year ' s ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁Lyn ch , ▁a ▁mult im ill ion aire ▁business man ▁from ▁Hop k inton , ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Governor ▁Craig ▁B enson ▁of ▁R ye , ▁winning ▁a ▁two - year ▁term . ▁B enson ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁governor ▁in ▁ 7 8 ▁years ▁to ▁lose ▁re e lection ▁after ▁one ▁term . ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁John ▁Lyn ch , ▁business man ▁and ▁University ▁System ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Trust ee ▁Paul ▁Mc Each ern , ▁per enn ial ▁candidate ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Craig ▁B enson , ▁inc umb ent ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Charles ▁Tar bell , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Select man ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁U . S . ▁G ubern atorial ▁E lections , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁ 2 0 0 6