Below is a list of declared and potential contenders for the 2012 NH Gubernatorial Election. To find more about each candidate, please click on the links below. The LFDA will continually update this page as new names surface and others drop out, providing you with up-to-date candidate biographies, news, issue positions and campaign finance information.
Democrats:
Declared Candidates:
Potential Candidates:
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Terry Shumaker
Experience: Lawyer, former Ambassador to Trinidad, member of NH Ballot Law Commission
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Education: BA, Dartmouth College; JD, Boston University School of Law
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Mark Fernald
Experience: 2002 Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Family: Married, 2 children
Education: Amherst College; JD, Boston College Law School
Official site: http://www.markfernald.com/
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Declined:
 | Mark Connolly Experience: Former director of the New Hampshire's Bureau of Securities Regulation
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Republicans:
Declared Candidates:
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| Ovide Lamontagne
Experience: 2010 US Senate candidate, lawyer
Family: Married, 2 children
Education: Catholic University of America; JD, University of Wyoming College of Law
Official site: Ovide2012.com |
Declined:
 | Bill Binnie
Experience: 2010 US Senate candidate, businessman
Family: Married, 4 children
Education: BBA & MBA, Harvard University
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Ted Gatsas
Experience: Former State Senator, current Mayor of Manchester
Family: Married
Education: BA, University of New Hampshire
Official site: http://www.tedgatsas.com/index.php
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| Steve Kenda Experience: Businessman
Family: Married, 1 child
Education: BS, MIT
Official site: http://kenda2012.com/ |
 | John Lyons
Experience: Chairman of the NH Board of Education
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 | John Stephen Experience: 2010 GOP nominee for NH governor, former Health and Human Services Commissioner
Family: Married, 2 children
Education: BS, University of New Hampshire; JD, Detroit College of Law
Official site: http://www.johnstephen.com/ |