John Lynch (New Hampshire politician)

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John Hayden Lynch (born November 25, 1952) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 80th governor of New Hampshire from 2005 to 2013. Lynch was first elected governor in 2004, defeating first-term Republican incumbent Craig Benson – the first time a first-term incumbent New Hampshire governor was defeated for re-election in 80 years. Lynch won re-election in landslide victories in 2006 and 2008, and comfortably won a fourth term in 2010. Lynch is one of the most popular governors in New Hampshire history and, while in office, consistently ranked among the nation's most popular governors. Since 2013, Lynch has served as a senior lecturer in the MBA program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

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