New Hampshire Democratic Presidential PrimaryThe 2002 elections treated Republicans in New Hampshire well. Not since 1994 have Republicans dominated an election as they did last year, sweeping top offices and making big gains in both houses of the Legislature. Part of the Republican sweep in 2002, Republican Gov. Craig Benson's anti-tax platform easily trumped Democrat Mark Fernald. Benson will seek a second term in 2004. Republican Sen. Judd Gregg also faces re-election for the seat he has held since 1992... Benson and the Legislature clashed when he vetoed the budget this past year. He said he felt it spent too much money and would result in an income tax... The eventual budget Benson did sign increased spending by roughly 8 percent over two years, when federal money, gasoline taxes and other funding sources are included. In the 2002 elections, Republican Rep. John E. Sununu led a statewide GOP rout by narrowly defeating Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen in the Senate race. Shaheen has since been named national chairwoman of Democrat John Kerry's presidential campaign. In the House races, moderate Republican Jeb Bradley defeated Democrat Martha Fuller to win the seat which Sununu gave up to run for the Senate.
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Updated 1/28/04 6:37 PM ET
100% Precincts Reportingdeclared winner
Candidates Votes % Sen. John F. Kerry
84,229 38% Howard Dean
57,788 26% Gen. Wesley K. Clark
27,254 12% Sen. John Edwards
26,416 12% Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman
18,829 9% Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich
3,104 1% Rep. Richard A. Gephardt
398 0% Al Sharpton
345 0% 115 0% Katherine Bateman
92 0% Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr.
88 0% Carol Moseley Braun
82 0% Edward Thomas O'Donnell Jr.
80 0% Willie Felix Carter
77 0% Randy Crow
72 0% Vincent S. Hamm
55 0% 54 0% Robert H. Linnell
47 0% Gerry Dokka
41 0% Caroline Pettinato Killeen
31 0% R. Randy Lee
15 0% Mildred Glover
11 0% Leonard Dennis Talbow
10 0% Fern Penna
7 0% Harry W. Braun III
6 0% EDITOR'S NOTE: WI = Write-in Candidate