New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is one incumbent who appears to be facing little danger so far if he seeks reelection this year.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Hampshire voters shows Lynch beating his only two announced Republican challengers by comfortable double-digit margins.

In a survey in September, the Democratic governor’s closest competitor was a candidate who isn’t even in the race, former Senator John Sununu. He trailed Lynch by just five points, 48% to 43%.

Former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the GOP hopeful with the best chance of beating likely Democratic candidate Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate contest this year.

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Lynch, who was reelected in 2008 with 70% of the vote, has yet to announce but is expected to seek an unprecedented fourth two-year gubernatorial term.

He leads Dover businessman Jack Kimball by 19 points, 51% to 32%. Four percent (4%) like some other candidate, and 12% are undecided. In September, Lynch led Kimball 52% to 31%.

The incumbent governor posts a 23-point lead – 53% to 30% - against conservative activist Karen Testerman. In that match-up, five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and 12% are not sure.

Lynch carries voters not affiliated with either political party by more than two-to-one against either of the GOP hopefuls.

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of New Hampshire voters have a very favorable opinion of Lynch, which 15% view him very unfavorably.

Kimball is seen very favorably by five percent (5%) and very unfavorably by eight percent (8%).

Testerman’s very favorables total five percent (5%), her very unfavorables nine percent (9%).

At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with strong opinions more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.

Four-out-of-10 voters in the state don’t know enough about Kimball and Testerman to venture even a soft favorable or unfavorable opinion. Just three percent (3%) have no opinion of Lynch.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) approve of the job Lynch is doing as governor, down eight points from September. This number includes 23% who strongly approve. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disapprove of his job performance, with 19% who strongly disapprove.

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