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Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Craig Benson (R)
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After defeating Democratic state Sen. Mark Fernald in a race overshadowed by New Hampshire's high-profile U.S. Senate contest, Republican Craig Benson's biggest challenge will be balancing the state's $40 million budget deficit a task he promised to accomplish without imposing new taxes on state residents and by controlling government spending. Prior to winning the governorship, the half-billionaire businessman, who out spent Fernald by $10 million, had never held elected office.


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